Language code: cpe
Technical information about ISO 639 language code cpe
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The table below provides technical details for the English based creoles and pidgins language, designated by the cpe code from the ISO 639-2 standard.
| Code |
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| Standard | |
| Name | English based creoles and pidgins |
| Text direction | Left-to-Right |
| Language varieties | Jamaican Creole (Jamaican Patois)Tok PisinBislamaKrio (Sierra Leone)Nigerian PidginBelizean KriolGullahSranan TongoSaramaccanAustralian Kriol |
| Related languages | EnglishScotsFrench-based creoles (cpf)Portuguese-based creoles (cpp)Dutch-based creoles (cpd) |
| Key facts | Most varieties have little to no verbal inflection, relying instead on tense–aspect–mood particlesLexicons are largely drawn from English while phonology and syntax often reflect African, Caribbean, or Pacific substrate languagesMany arose in plantation, maritime or trade-port settings between the 17th and 19th centuriesSeveral now possess standardized orthographies and are used in literature, music and broadcastingEnglish-based creoles figure prominently in linguistic debates on language contact, universals and creolization processes |
| Sample phrase | Halo, yu orait? |
| Character encodings | |
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The English based creoles and pidgins language, identified by the code cpe, falls under the 'Collective' category in terms of its scope and is classified as 'Genetic-like' by its type.
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