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Ndyuka-Tiriyó Pidgin

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Pre-1960s pidgin language of Suriname
Ndyuka-Tiriyó Pidgin
Native toSuriname
Regionupper Tapanahoni River
Erauntil the 1960s.
Used rarely now; never a first language.
Language familyNdyukaTiriyó pidgin
Language codes
ISO 639-3njt
Glottologndyu1241  Ndyuka-Trio
joek1234  Ndyuka-Wayana
ELPNdyuka-Trio Pidgin

Ndyuka-Tiriyó Pidgin (Ndyuka-Trio) was a trade language used until the 1960s between speakers of Ndyuka, an English-based creole, and Tiriyó and Wayana, both Cariban languages.

References

  1. Ndyuka-Tiriyó Pidgin at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required)


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