Bass Strait Pidgin
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| Bass Strait Pidgin | |
|---|---|
| Native to | Australia |
| Region | Bass Strait |
| Era | Early 19th century |
English Creole
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| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | – |
Bass Strait Pidgin was an unattested English-based pidgin language spoken in the Bass Strait islands of Australia. It likely developed in the early 1800s as a result of contact between European sealers and Aboriginal women abducted from Tasmania.[1]
References
- ^ Gruyter, De (2011). Atlas of Languages of Intercultural Communication in the Pacific, Asia, and the Americas. pp. 27, 43. ISBN 9783110819724.