Is English a creole or pidgin?

English is not a Pidgin language like Unserdeutsch, but it is a Creole or Koine Language.

What are pidgins and creoles?

Pidgins and creoles are new languages that develop in language contact situations because of a need for communication among people who do not share a common language. However, the grammar of a pidgin or creole is different from that of the lexifier or any of the other contributing languages.

Are there English Creoles?

Most English creoles were formed in British colonies, following the great expansion of British naval military power and trade in the 17th, 18th and 19th centuries. The main categories of English-based creoles are Atlantic (the Americas and Africa) and Pacific (Asia and Oceania).

How many English pidgins are there?

It continued in use until about the end of the 19th century, when the Chinese started to switch to standard English. Ethnologue lists 18 pidgins used around the world. Four of them are extinct and many are in the process of disappearing. There are no estimates of number of speakers for many of them.

What are the different types of Creole?

Creole languages include varieties that are based on French, such as Haitian Creole, Louisiana Creole, and Mauritian Creole; English, such as Gullah (on the Sea Islands of the southeastern United States), Jamaican Creole, Guyanese Creole, and Hawaiian Creole; and Portuguese, such as Papiamentu (in Aruba, Bonaire ,…

What in the world is Pidgin English?

Simply put, Pidgin English is a mixture of English and local languages which enables people who do not share a common language to communicate. Most African countries are made up of numerous different ethnic groups who do not necessarily have a lingua franca, so Pidgin has developed.

What are some examples of Creole?

An example of creole is Chavacano which is a Spanish creole made of 70 % Spanish and 30 % Tagalog and other Philippine dialects .

Where is pidgin spoken?

Hawaiian Pidgin English (alternately Hawaiian Creole English or HCE, known locally as Pidgin) is an English-based creole language spoken in Hawaiʻi (L1: 600,000; L2: 400,000).