Native American Pidgin English
English-based pidgin of the USA
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Native American Pidgin English, sometimes known as American Indian Pidgin English (AIPE) was an English-based pidgin spoken by Europeans and Native Americans in western North America. The main geographic regions in which AIPE was spoken was British Columbia, Oregon, and Washington.
| Native American Pidgin English | |
|---|---|
| Native to | United States |
| Extinct | (date missing) |
| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | None (mis) |
| Glottolog | amer1255 |
AIPE is mentioned in World Englishes as one of many factors influencing American English.
Native American Pidgin English is much more similar to English than are many other English-based pidgins, and it could be considered a mere ethnolect of American English.
The earliest variety of Pidgin English to appear in British North America is AIPE.[1] AIPE was used by both Europeans and the Native Americans in the contact situation and is therefore considered to be a true pidgin.[2] A pidgin language is made up of two languages sometimes spoken by only one group. However, because AIPE was spoken by both groups, some would say that makes it as a true pidgin. The European people are the ones who taught the Native Americans how to speak English. They developed AIPE together, which helped them communicate more efficiently.[2]
Phonology
Native American Pidgin English’s phonology is characterized primarily by decreasing the English phonemic record from definite exchanges and the loss of some phonemes, together with other distributed phenomena.[2]
