Queensland Kanaka English

Queensland Kanaka English, Queensland Canefields English or Queensland Plantation Pidgin English is an English-based pidgin spoken by Melanesians labourers in parts of Queensland during the late 1860s.[1][2]

Queensland Kanaka English
RegionQueensland, Australia
Erafrom 1860s
Language family
English-based pidgin
  • Pacific
    • Queensland Kanaka English
Writing systemLatin
Language codes
ISO 639-3None

References

  1. Mühlhäusler, Peter. Language in Australia (July 6, 2010)Cambridge University Press. p. 174 - 179.
  2. Queensland Kanaka English (in en). UNESCO WAL. Retrieved 2023-04-14.