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 | |
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Region | Queensland, Australia |
Era | from 1860s |
Language family | English-based pidgin
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Writing system | Latin |
Language codes | |
ISO 639-3 | None |
References
- ↑ Mühlhäusler, Peter (July 6, 2010). Romaine, Suzanne (ed.). Language in Australia. Cambridge University Press. pp. 174–179.
- ↑ "Queensland Kanaka English". UNESCO WAL. Retrieved 2023-04-14.