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Tok Pisin

Tok Pisin (.mw-parser-output .IPA-label-small{font-size:85%}.mw-parser-output .references .IPA-label-small,.mw-parser-output .infobox .IPA-label-small,.mw-parser-output .navbox .IPA-label-small{font-size:100%}English: /tɒk ˈpɪsɪn/ TOK PISS-in, /tɔːk, -zɪn/ tawk, -⁠zin; Tok Pisin: ), often referred to by English speakers as New Guinea Pidgin or simply…

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Development of Tok Pisin

Derek BickertonMetaphorsElbowKneeCircumlocutions
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Classification

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Phonology

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Glottolog
tokp1240
ISO 639-2
tpi
ISO 639-3
tpi
Language family
PacificMelanesian PidginTok Pisin · Melanesian PidginTok Pisin · Tok Pisin
Linguasphere
52-ABB-cc
Native speakers
130,000 (2004–2016) L2 speakers: 4,000,000

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Tok Pisin

Nodes118
Edges117
Triples171
Avg. degree1.98
Density0.016949
Components1

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Tok Pisin

Top relations

related to External links · 35
Tok Pisin → An, Archived, Dictionary, Discussion Offers Tok Pisin, English Bilingual DictionaryTok Pisin, English Speakers, Eukarist Anglican, Fr, Frank Mihalic's Grammar, Holy Communion, Jeff SiegelRadio Australia Tok, Kaipuleohone, Learning, Melanesian Pidgin, Mihalic Project Archived, Neo-Melanesian, New Guinea Pidgin, Page, Paul Ine, Pisin
related to Vocabulary · 29
Tok Pisin → As, Australian, Austronesian, By, Em, Eng, English, English Mary, Englishpalopa, Fijian, German, German Benzin, German Haus, German Männchen, Hiri Motu, Malay, Many, Mary, Melanesian, Mian
related to Classification · 28
Tok Pisin → Austronesian, Bislama, East New Britain, English, English-based Tok Pisin, German, German New Guinea, German-based, Hiri Motu, Kuanua, Malay, Melanesian Pidgin English, Motu, Neo-Melanesian, Pacific Islanders, Papua, Pijin, Port Moresby, Portuguese, Queensland
related to Regional variations · 14
Tok Pisin → Bougainville, Buka, East New Britain, Finschhafen, For, New Guinea, New Guinea Highlands, New Ireland, Papua New Guinea, Pidgin, Pijin, Solomon Islands, The, There
related to Development of Tok Pisin · 10
Tok Pisin → As, Casual, English, Four, In, Loreto Todd, Pidgin English, The, Todd, Tok Pisin's
related to Name · 10
Tok Pisin → As, English, In, New Guinea Pidgin, Papua New Guinean, Pidgin, Pisin, This, Tok, While Tok Pisin's
related to Consonants · 7
Tok Pisin → Anglicized, In, Likewise, Melanesian, The, There, Voiced
related to Official status · 7
Tok Pisin → Along, English, Hiri Motu, It, Most, Papua New Guinea's, While English
related to Phonology · 6
Tok Pisin → English, Furthermore, It, More, Nasal, This
related to Circumlocution and synonyms · 5
Tok Pisin → English, In, The, This, Thus

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Important terminology

tok pisin english language pidgin new bilong languages papua word use speakers guinea used people often also words german vocabulary

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SubjectPredicateObjectConfidenceSrc
Tok PisinGlottologtokp12401.00infobox
Tok PisinISO 639-2tpi1.00infobox
Tok PisinISO 639-3tpi1.00infobox
Tok PisinLanguage familyPacificMelanesian PidginTok Pisin1.00infobox
Tok PisinLanguage familyMelanesian PidginTok Pisin1.00infobox
Tok PisinLanguage familyTok Pisin1.00infobox
Tok PisinLinguasphere52-ABB-cc1.00infobox
Tok PisinNative speakers130,000 (2004–2016) L2 speakers: 4,000,0001.00infobox
Tok PisinNative toPapua New Guinea1.00infobox
Tok PisinOfficial language inPapua New Guinea1.00infobox
Tok PisinPronunciation[tok pisin]1.00infobox
Tok PisinWriting systemLatin script (Tok Pisin alphabet) Pidgin Braille1.00infobox

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