None[1] Spoken as a second language by most Nauruans (2007)[1]
Language family
English pidgin
Chinese Pidgin English and Micronesian Pidgin English
Nauruan Pidgin English
Language codes
ISO 639-3
cpi (with Chinese Pidgin English)
Glottolog
None
ELP
Nauru Pacific Pidgin
Linguasphere
52-ABB-db
IETF
cpi-NR
Nauruan Pidgin English is an English-based pidgin spoken in Nauru. It appears to be the result of a merger of Chinese-type and Melanesian-type pidgins (see Micronesian Pidgin English).
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