For the general term for lingua francas (of which "Pijin" is an instance), see Pidgin.
Pijin
Native to
Solomon Islands
Native speakers
(24,000 cited 1999)[1] 300,000 L2 speakers (1999)
Language family
English Creole
Pacific
Melanesian Pidgin
Pijin
Official status
Official language in
Solomon Islands
Language codes
ISO 639-3
pis
Glottolog
piji1239
Linguasphere
52-ABB-cd
Pijin (or Solomons Pidgin) is a language spoken in Solomon Islands. It is closely related to Tok Pisin of Papua New Guinea and Bislama of Vanuatu; these might be considered dialects of a single language. It is also related to Torres Strait Creole of Torres Strait, though more distantly.
In 1999 there were 307,000 second- or third-language speakers with a literacy rate in first language of 60%, a literacy rate in second language of 50%.[2]
^Pijin at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required)
^Gordon, Raymond G. Jr, ed. (2005). "Pijin, a Language of Solomon Islands". Ethnologue. Retrieved 12 October 2008.
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