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'''Noamibian Black German''' ({{lang-de|Küchendeutsch}}) is a [[pidgin]] language spoken in various parts of [[Namibia]]. It is a non-standardized variety. Namibian Black German is based on [[German language|standard German]].<ref>{{cite book |
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Revision as of 01:30, 6 September 2011
Noamibian Black German (German: Küchendeutsch) is a pidgin language spoken in various parts of Namibia. It is a non-standardized variety. Namibian Black German is based on standard German.[1]
Namibian Black German is presently near extinction. It was spoken mostly by Africans who served their colonial masters when Namibia was known as German South-West Africa but who did not get the chance to learn standard German. (Küchendeutsch means Kitchen-German.)
Example sentences:
- Lange nicht sehen - long no see
- Was Banane kosten? - What cost banana?
- spät Uhr - 'late clock', meaning 'it's late'
- Herr fahren Jagd, nicht Haus - Man go hunt, not house
Today, speakers of Namibian Black German usually also speak Afrikaans or English.
References
- ^ Deumert, Ama (2003). Markedness and salience in language contact and second-language acquisition: evidence from a non-canonical contact language. Language Sciences. Vol. 25. Elsevier Ltd. doi:10.1016/S0388-0001(03)00033-0.
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