Queensland Kanaka English
| Queensland Kanaka English | |
|---|---|
| Region | Queensland, Australia |
| Era | from 1860s |
English-based pidgin
| |
| Latin | |
| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | None (mis) |
| Glottolog | quee1234 |
Queensland Kanaka English, Queensland Canefields English or Queensland Plantation Pidgin English is an English-based pidgin language that was spoken by Melanesian labourers in Queensland, Australia from the late 1860s.
See also
References
Sources
- Dutton, Thomas E. (1980). Queensland Canefields English of the late nineteenth century. Pacific Linguistics.
- Dutton, Thomas E.; Mühlhäusler, Peter (1984). "Queensland Kanaka English". English World-Wide. 4 (2): 231–264. doi:10.1075/eww.4.2.05dut.