Japanese-based creole languages
Family of languages were Japanese serves as lexifier
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Japanese-based creole languages or simply Japanese Creoles are creole languages for which Japanese is the lexifier. This article also contains information on Japanese pidgin languages, contact languages that lack native speakers.
List of languages
Some important Japanese creoles and pidgins are the following:
| Creole | Location | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Yilan Creole[1] | Taiwan | endangered |
| Kyowa-go[2] | China | extinct |
| Yokohama Pidgin Japanese[3] | Japan | extinct |
| Ogasawara Creole[4] | Ogasawara Islands | extinct |
| Japanese Bamboo English | Japan | critically endangered |
Japanese has also made a significant contribution to other pidgins and creoles: to Ogasawara Creole, with an English-based lexicon, spoken in Ogasawara Islands,[5] to the Chinese-based Xieheyu spoken in Manchukuo, to the Bamboo English of occupied Japan, and to the Hawaiian Pidgin which became a creole spoken in Hawaii.