Ancient History & Folklore of People who speak Pidgin or Creole or Lingua Franca
“Africans who picked up elements of Pidgin English for purposes of trade with Europeans along the coast probably took the language into the interior where other Africans who may never have seen a white man adopted it as a useful device for trade along the rivers…”
the origin of pidgin
CHINLISH: Chinese Pidgin English originated for trade between the British and mostly Cantonese-speaking Chinese people in 1840’s and spread north to Shanghai and other treaty ports.
HAWAII: Hawaii Pidgin English originated for communication used between English speaking residents and non-English speaking immigrants in Hawaii.
MAROON SPIRIT LANGUAGE: The Jamaican Maroons live in the mountainous interior of Jamaica. They use a form of West African Pidgin English for ceremonies.
West African Pidgin English: Pidgin English that was spoken along the coast of West Africa centuries ago during the era of the Atlantic Slave Trade.
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