Pijin
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Pijin (Solomonese Pidgin) is a language spoken in Solomon Islands. It is closely related to Tok Pisin of Papua New Guinea and Bislama of Vanuatu; the three varieties are sometimes considered to be dialects of a single Melanesian Pidgin language. It is also related to Torres Strait Creole of Torres Strait, though more distantly.
Key facts
- Language.name
- Pijin
- Language.altname
- Solomonese Pidgin
- Language.states
- Solomon Islands
- Language.date
- 1999
- Language.ref
- e18
- Language.speakers2
- 300,000 L2 speakers (1999)
- Language.familycolor
- Creole
- Language.fam1
- English Creole
- Language.fam2
- Pacific
- Language.fam3
- Melanesian Pidgin
- Language.iso3
- pis
- Language.glotto
- piji1239
- Language.glottorefname
- Pijin
- Language.lingua
- 52-ABB-cd
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Wikidata facts
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- Wikimedia language code
- pis
- number of speakers, writers, or signers
- 25000
- exact match
- grambank.clld.org/languages/piji1239
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25 sectionsContents
- History
- 1800–1860
- 1860–1880
- 1880–1900
- After 1900
- 2000s
- Pronunciation
- Variation in pronunciation
- Grammar
- Personal pronouns
- Number
- Clusivity
- Transitive verb suffix
- Epenthesis
- Sample Texts
- Replies
- Questions
- General expressions
- Introductions
- Orthography
- Sample text
- See also
- Notes
- References
- External links
Pijin (Solomonese Pidgin) is a language spoken in Solomon Islands. It is closely related to Tok Pisin of Papua New Guinea and Bislama of Vanuatu; the three varieties are sometimes considered to be dialects of a single Melanesian Pidgin language. It is also related to Torres Strait Creole of Torres Strait, though more distantly.
In 1999 there were 307,000 second- or third-language speakers with a literacy rate in first language of 60% and literacy rate in second language of 50%.