Samoan Plantation Pidgin
Samoan Plantation Pidgin is an English-based pidgin language that was spoken by plantation workers in Samoa. It is closely related to Tok Pisin, due to the large number of New Guinean laborers in Samoa.
| Samoan Plantation Pidgin | |
|---|---|
| Region | Samoa |
| Era | Effectively extinct |
English-based pidgin
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| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | None (mis) |
| Glottolog | samo1307 |
External links
- Mühlhäusler, Peter (1983). "Samoan Plantation Pidgin English and the origin of New Guinea Pidgin". In Ellen Woolford, William Washabaugh (ed.). The Social Context of Creolization. pp. 28–76.
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