Barikanchi Pidgin
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| Barikanci | |
|---|---|
| Native to | Nigeria |
Native speakers | None[1] |
| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | bxo |
| Glottolog | bari1241 |
Barikanci (Barikanci), or Bastard Hausa derived from the word bariki which means barracks ,[2] is a pidgin of the Hausa language[3] spoken in Nigeria due to the ethnic diversity of the Nigeria's Army, in which majority are from the northern part of the country. This led to the Hausa language being the lingua franca, paving the way for pidgin Hausa, also known as hausan bariki. Principally spoken in military barracks,[4] the language developed in the British Army barracks of northern Nigeria in the first part of the 20th century, and was used as a lingua franca among Nigerians of diverse linguistic backgrounds.[5]
See also
- Gibanawa, another Hausa-based pidgin.
References
- ^ Barikanci at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required)
- ^ Bede Osaji (1979). Language survey in Nigeria. Centre international de recherche sur le bilinguisme. Retrieved 17 September 2011.
- ^ Cristiana Fiamingo (2000). L'Africa subsahariana: ambiente, storia, strutture di potere, lingue, popoli, religioni, cronologia, glossario. Edizioni Pendragon. pp. 77–. ISBN 978-88-8342-034-4. Retrieved 17 September 2011.
- ^ Barbara F. Grimes; Joseph Evans Grimes; Summer Institute of Linguistics (1 November 2000). Ethnologue. SIL International. ISBN 978-1-55671-103-9. Retrieved 17 September 2011.
- ^ Pidginization and Creolization of Languages. CUP Archive. 1971. pp. 518–. GGKEY:07X8JT2JN9L. Retrieved 17 September 2011.