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A language of Papua New Guinea
| Population | 100 in Papua New Guinea. 15 in New Britain, a few scattered in Papua New Guinea; the rest southeast Queensland, Australia (1981 C. Volker). |
| Region | East New Britain Province, Rabaul. Also in Australia. |
| Alternate names | Rabaul Creole German |
| Classification | Creole, German based |
| Language use | Descendant of pidginized Standard German which originated in Gazelle Peninsula of New Britain during German colonial times among Catholic mixed-race (‘Vunapope’) community. With increased mobility and intermarriage, it is disappearing. Mainly older adults. All fluent in at least 2 of Standard German, English, or Tok Pisin [tpi]. Some also use Kuanua [ksd]. |
| Language development | Grammar. |
| Comments | Nearly extinct. |
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