in linguistics. In spite of its name, Tok Pisin is not a pidgin in the latter sense, because it has become a first language for many people (rather than simply a lingua franca to facilitate communication with speakers of other languages). As such, it is considered a creole in linguistic terminology.

Classification

The Tok Pisin language is a result of Pacific Islanders intermixing. When colonial authorities forced people speaking numerous different

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