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A Tok Pisin speaker, recorded in Taiwan. Tok Pisin (English: / t ɒ k ˈ p ɪ s ɪ n / TOK PISS-in, [3] [4] / t ɔː k,-z ɪ n / tawk, -zin; [5] Tok Pisin: [tok pisin] [1]), often referred to by English speakers as New Guinea Pidgin or simply Pidgin, is an English creole language spoken throughout Papua New Guinea.
Tok Pisin is an English-based creole language spoken throughout Papua New Guinea. It is an official language of Papua New Guinea and the most widely used language in the country. In parts of Western, Gulf, Central, Oro and Milne Bay provinces, however, the use of Tok Pisin has a shorter history, and is less universal especially among older people.
Tok Pisin (now also a Creole language) (in Papua New Guinea) Fijian Creole (in Fiji) Pijin (now also a Creole language) (in Solomon Islands) Bislama (in Vanuatu) Shelta, from the Irish Traveller community in Ireland. American Irish-Traveller's Cant, from the Irish Traveller American community in the United States
The Tok Pisin language is also widely used by the Urapmin. [32] One of the national languages of Papua New Guinea, Tok Pisin is an important lingua franca in rural areas. [32] The Urapmin learn the language from older children and in school, becoming fluent around the age of twelve.
To unify the nation, the language Tok Pisin, once called Neo-Melanesian (or Pidgin English) has evolved as the lingua franca — the medium through which diverse language groups are able to communicate with one another in Parliament, in the news media, and elsewhere.
Papuan Pidgin English (distinct from Tok Pisin) Port Jackson Pidgin English (ancestral to Australian Kriol) Queensland Kanaka English; Samoan Plantation Pidgin; Solomon Islands Pijin; Spanglish/Ingléspañol (including dialects Llanito, Belizean Kitchen Spanish, ABC Islands Spanglish) Solombala-English; Thai Pidgin English; Tok Pisin
English: This video was recorded in the Guishan district of Taoyuan City, Taiwan where Teddy Nee met Priscilla, a native speaker. Born as an English pidgin used for trade in New Guinea, Tok Pisin is a creole language spoken by 50,000 monolingual speakers and over four million second language speakers.
For example, the name of the creole language Tok Pisin derives from the English words talk pidgin. Its speakers usually refer to it simply as "pidgin" when speaking English. [12] [13] Likewise, Hawaiian Creole English is commonly referred to by its speakers as "Pidgin".