Labrador Inuit Pidgin French
Labrador Inuit Pidgin French | |
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Belle Isle Pidgin | |
Region | Straits of Belle Isle |
Era | late 17th century until ca. 1760 |
Language codes | |
ISO 639-3 | None (mis ) |
Glottolog | bell1264 |
Labrador Inuit Pidgin French, also called Belle Isle Pidgin, was a French-lexified pidgin spoken between Breton and Basque fishermen and the Inuit of Labrador from the late 17th century until about 1760.
See also[]
- Algonquian-Basque pidgin, used in the same area
References[]
Categories:
- French-based pidgins and creoles
- Languages of Canada
- Extinct languages of North America
- North America Native-based pidgins and creoles
- Culture of Newfoundland and Labrador
- Languages attested from the 17th century
- Languages extinct in the 18th century
- Pidgin and creole language stubs