Kiautschou_Pidgin_German

Kiautschou German pidgin

Kiautschou German pidgin

Extinct pidgin spoken by German-educated Chinese

The Kiautschou German pidgin is a minor extinct pidgin spoken by German-educated Chinese in the Kiautschou Bay concession.

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Background

There are records of some sort of a German pidgin developing since 1898.[1] However, despite the high number of Germans within the concession, due to trade reasons, many preferred to use English instead.[1] Thus, vigorous promotion of education of the German language commenced, and a slow transition from English to German began in the concession.

Sample sentences

The German pidgin never fully developed on its own, instead branching off of the pre-existing English pidgin. Though not extensively recorded, it can be inferred many different local variations exist.

The following are samples of the pidgin:[1]

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References

  1. [1]
    Muhlhausler, Peter (1983). "Notes on the Pidgin German of Kiautschou". Papers in Pidgin and Creole Linguistics No. 3. Pacific Linguistics, Series A, No. 65. Canberra: Australian National University. pp. 139–142. doi:10.15144/PL-A65.139. hdl:1885/254478. ISBN 0-85883-305-0.
  2. [2]
    Hesse-Wartegg, Ernst von (1898). Schantung und Deutsch-China (in German). Leipzig: J. J. Weber. pp. 10 – via Digitalisierte Sammlungen der Staatsbibliothek zu Berlin.
  3. [3]
    The source translates: to watch you from the veranda of the house opposite, but this must be an oversight as it adds the word "house" while leaving "Strasse" (street) untranslated.
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