German-based creole languages
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A German creole, more properly a German-based creole language, is a creole language
with a significant influence from the German language
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Creole language
A creole language, or simply a creole, is a stable natural language developed from the mixing of parent languages; creoles differ from pidgins in that they have been nativized by children as their primary language, making them have features of natural languages that are normally missing from...
with a significant influence from the German language
German language
German is a West Germanic language, related to and classified alongside English and Dutch. With an estimated 90 – 98 million native speakers, German is one of the world's major languages and is the most widely-spoken first language in the European Union....
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- Unserdeutsch - ("Our German"), or Rabaul Creole German, is a creole language spoken primarily in Papua New GuineaPapua New GuineaPapua New Guinea , officially the Independent State of Papua New Guinea, is a country in Oceania, occupying the eastern half of the island of New Guinea and numerous offshore islands...
and the northeast of AustraliaAustraliaAustralia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...
. It was formed among the New Guinean children residing in a German-run orphanage. Fewer than 100 native speakers exist today, 15 of whom live in New BritainNew BritainNew Britain, or Niu Briten, is the largest island in the Bismarck Archipelago of Papua New Guinea. It is separated from the island of New Guinea by the Dampier and Vitiaz Straits and from New Ireland by St. George's Channel...
. - Namibian Black GermanNamibian Black GermanNamibian Black German is a pidgin language spoken in various parts of Namibia. It is a non-standardized variety. Namibian Black German is based on standard German....
or Küchendeutsch - a German creole formerly spoken in German South West Africa, now NamibiaNamibiaNamibia, officially the Republic of Namibia , is a country in southern Africa whose western border is the Atlantic Ocean. It shares land borders with Angola and Zambia to the north, Botswana to the east and South Africa to the south and east. It gained independence from South Africa on 21 March...
. - BelgranodeutschBelgranodeutschBelgranodeutsch or Belgrano-Deutsch is a mixture of German and Spanish spoken in Buenos Aires, specifically in the neighborhood of Belgrano.It was spoken by the German community living in both Belgrano "R" and Belgrano "C" ....