Pidgin language used during the Italian colonization of Eritrea
Eritrean Pidgin Italian
Simplified Italian of Eritrea (Italian Eritrean)
Region
Eritrea
Era
19th to late-20th centuries
Language family
Italian-based pidgin
Language codes
ISO 639-3
None (mis)
IETF
crp-ER
Eritrean Pidgin Italian (or Italian Eritrean, as is often called) was a pidgin language used in Italian Eritrea when Eritrea was a colony of Italy (and until the 1970s in the Asmara region).[1]
^Map showing the existence of the Eritrean Pidgin Italian in Africa
Italian guerrilla war was supported by many Eritrean colonial troops (like the "hero" of Eritrean independence, Hamid Idris Awate) until the Italian armistice...
ItalianEritreans (or EritreanItalians, Italian: Italo-eritrei) are Eritrean-born descendants of Italian settlers as well as Italian long-term residents...
Eritrean Pidgin Italian (or ItalianEritrean, as is often called) was a pidgin language used in ItalianEritrea when Eritrea was a colony of Italy (and...
Ethiopia annulled the Eritrean parliament and formally annexed Eritrea. The Eritrean secessionist movement organised the Eritrean Liberation Front in 1961...
ItalianEritrean cuisine is the mix of Eritrean dishes and spices with Italian dishes. This kind of cuisine is quite common with Eritreans in Eritrea...
occupied by Italy in 1889. Governor Ferdinando Martini made it the capital city of ItalianEritrea in 1897. In the early 20th century, the Eritrean Railway...
at Ferrovia Eritrea. (in Italian) "Eritrean Railway Archived 2008-02-03 at the Wayback Machine" at Ferrovia Eritrea. (in Italian) Eritrea- Contenuti Archived...
traditional Eritrean dish consists of injera accompanied by a spicy stew, which frequently includes beef, goat, lamb or fish. Overall, Eritrean cuisine strongly...
II. Eritrean Americans Eritrean Australians Eritrean Canadians Eritreans in ItalyEritreans in the United Kingdom Eritreans in Denmark Eritreans in Israel...
37% and 52%. Most Eritrean Christians belong the Eritrean Orthodox Tewahedo Church, although a minority is affiliated with the Eritrean Catholic Church...
The Eritrean War of Independence was a war for independence which Eritrean independence fighters waged against successive Ethiopian governments from 1...
The Ethiopian–Eritrean Federation was a coalition between the former Italian colony of Eritrea and the Ethiopian Empire. It was established as a result...
The Eritrean Railway is the only railway system in Eritrea. It was constructed between 1887 and 1932 during the ItalianEritrea colony and connects the...
officers of the Eritrean Ascari were Italian, who wore similar uniforms and insignia to their counterparts in the regular Italian Army The Eritrean Ascari were...
Eritrean People's Liberation Front, a more left-wing rebel movement. By the 1980s, the People's Liberation Front had replaced the original Eritrean Liberation...
merger of Italian Somalia, ItalianEritrea, and the newly occupied Ethiopian Empire, conquered in the Second Italo-Ethiopian War. Italian East Africa...
The Italian colonial empire (Italian: Impero coloniale italiano), known as the Italian Empire (Impero Italiano) between 1936 and 1943, began in Africa...
served. In addition, Eritrean cuisine has a lot of Italian dishes from the ItalianEritrean cuisine introduced during ItalianEritrea. It is more common...
military forces of Eritrea composed of three branches: Eritrean Army, Eritrean Air Force and Eritrean Navy. The Army is by far the largest, followed by the...
from the Eritrean Orthodox Tewahedo Church, which is an Oriental Orthodox church comprising most Christians in the country. Like the Eritrean Orthodox...
Eritreans in Italy are residents of Italy who were born in Eritrea or are of Eritrean descent. According to the United Nations, there were 13,592 Eritrean...
languages. Eritrean Pidgin Italian was developed during colonial times "People and Languages » Embassy of The State of Eritrea". www.eritrean-embassy.se...
forcibly incorporated Eritrea. This led to the Eritrean War of Independence (1961–1991). In February 1990, units of the Eritrean People's Liberation Front...
following the Eritrean War of Independence. The region was historically called Medri Bahri (Land of the Sea). Its name was changed to Eritrea following the...