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Kiautschou German pidgin

Extinct pidgin spoken by German-educated Chinese From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

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The Kiautschou German pidgin is a minor extinct pidgin spoken by German-educated Chinese in the Kiautschou Bay concession.

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There are records of some sort of a German pidgin developing since 1898.[2] However, despite the high number of Germans within the concession, due to trade reasons, many preferred to use English instead.[2] Thus, vigorous promotion of education of the German language commenced, and a slow transition from English to German began in the concession.

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The German pidgin never fully developed on its own, instead branching off of the pre-existing English pidgin. Though not extensively recorded, it can be inferred many different local variations exist.

The following are samples of the pidgin:[2]

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