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Pijin

A language of Solomon Islands

ISO 639-3: pis

Population	24,400 (1999 SIL).
Language map	Solomon Islands
Alternate names	Neo-Solomonic, Solomons Pidgin
Dialects	Basic vocabulary more similar to standard English than Tok Pisin [tpi] of Papua New Guinea is. Grammar shows Melanesian features. Pronunciation varies according to local languages. Historically related to Tok Pisin and Bislama [bis] of Vanuatu. Intelligibility with Bislama quite high.
Classification	Creole, English based, Pacific, Melanesian
Language use	Language of wider communication. Creolization in progress. 307,000 L2 or L3 users (1999 SIL).
Language development	Literacy rate in L1: 60%. Literacy rate in L2: 50%. Dictionary. Bible: 2008.
Writing system	Latin script.

Entries from the SIL Bibliography about this language:

Academic Publications

BOERGER, Brenda H.; EMERINE, Rachel; HOOVER, Angela; NÆSS, Åshild; VAA, Anders, authors. 2012. "Sociological factors in Reefs-Santa Cruz language vitality: a 40 year retrospective."  

LEE, Ernest W., author. 1980. "Pride and prejudice: The status of Solomon Islands Pijin."

LEE, Ernest W., author. 1982. Solomon Island Pijin: a spelling survey.

LEE, Ernest W., author. 1996. "On prepositions in Solomon Islands Pijin."

LEE, Ernest W., author. 1996. "Solomon Islands Pijin in education."

MORGAN, Mary M., author. 1983. Language usage in the Solomon Islands.

SIMONS, Linda, author. 1977. Differences between the pidgins of Papua New Guinea and the Solomon Islands.

SIMONS, Linda, author. 1983. "A comparison of the pidgins of Solomon Islands and Papua New Guinea."

SIMONS, Linda, author. 1985. "Malaitan influence on two grammatical particles in Solomon Islands Pijin."

SIMONS, Linda; YOUNG, Hugh, authors. 1978. Pijin blong yumi (A guide to Solomon Islands Pijin).

Vernacular Publications

Buk blong wei fo raetem olketa wod long Pijin. 1981.

Buk blong wei fo raetem olketa wod long Pijin. 1982.

Buk fo ridim an raetem Pijin, buk 1. 1981.

Eksasaes buk fo iusim wetem Buk fo ridim and raetem Pijin, buk 1. 1981.

Iumi ridim buk I, II, III. 1982.

Pijin: Toktok blong Solomon an samfala poem moa. 1981.

Planem gud kisin blong iu. 1982.

Samfala kastom stori an kastom wei from Solomon Aelan an narafala kandre. 1982.

Stori abaotem sa Chales Jekop Vouza. 1982.

Trifala kastom stori from narafala kandre. 1982.

Wokbuk blong tisa fo tisim rid an raet long Pijin. 2002.