Bass Strait Pidgin was an unattested English-based pidgin language spoken in the Bass Strait islands of Australia. It likely developed in the early 1800s as a result of contact between European sealers and Aboriginal women abducted from Tasmania.[1]
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Bass Strait Pidgin | |
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Native to | Australia |
Region | Bass Strait |
Era | Early 19th century |
Language family | English Creole
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ISO 639-3 | – |
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