Re: "Bauhinese" [was: Re: I was wondering...]

Abrigon Gusiq wrote:
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> A pidgin based on Chinese?
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> Mike
No, especially in that a pidgin is a very reduced form a language.
Although some language contact is involved, it is also not a creole
because there is no phase of creolisation or pidginisation.  It
builds on many of the ways that the non-Sinitic Asian languages have
been influenced by Chinese, but there is no mixing for the sake of
mixing.

I hope that helps. :)

Eamon