Roquetas Pidgin Spanish
| Roquetas Pidgin Spanish | |
|---|---|
| Native to | Spain |
| Region | Roquetas de Mar, Almería |
Native speakers | None |
Spanish pidgin | |
| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | None (mis) |
| Glottolog | roqu1234 |
Greenhouses in Roquetas in 2004
Roquetas Pidgin Spanish is a pidginized form of Andalusian Spanish spoken among agricultural workers in Roquetas de Mar in Spain. Immigrants attracted to work in the greenhouses of the area come from many countries in north and west Africa and eastern Europe, and few speak any Spanish before arrival. The resulting pidgin has such typical characteristics as an avoidance of antonyms.[1]
References[]
- ^ Alexander Haselow (2009) Características del vocabulario del pidgin español en Almería (Andalucía), Revista española de lingüística, 39.1, p. 61–76
Categories:
- Spanish-based pidgins and creoles
- Languages of Spain
- Province of Almería
- Immigrants to Spain
- Languages attested from the 2000s
- Andalusian culture