Alternate Names: Melanesian-Chinese Mixed Pidgin English
Genealogy:
Demographics: Several thousand speakers, spoken by most in Nauru (Wurm 2007).
Language Use: Beginning to be superseded by English [eng]. Commercial use, mainly in Chinese-run trade stores and restaurants.
Nation of Origin: Nauru
Other Comments: Mixture of Melanesian and a Chinese type of pidgin English. In spite of low social status, it remains a viable everyday language in Nauru.