Queensland Kanaka English

Extinct English-based pidgin of Australia

Queensland Kanaka English, Queensland Canefields English or Queensland Plantation Pidgin English is an English-based pidgin spoken by Melanesians labourers in parts of Queensland during the late 1860s.[1][2]

Queensland Kanaka English
RegionQueensland, Australia
Erafrom 1860s
English-based pidgin
  • Pacific
    • Queensland Kanaka English
Latin
Language codes
ISO 639-3None (mis)
Glottologquee1234

References change

  1. Mühlhäusler, Peter (July 6, 2010). Romaine, Suzanne (ed.). Language in Australia. Cambridge University Press. pp. 174–179.
  2. "Queensland Kanaka English". UNESCO WAL. Retrieved 2023-04-14.