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Language code: crp

Technical information about ISO 639 language code crp

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The table below provides technical details for the Creoles and pidgins language, designated by the crp code from the ISO 639-2 standard.

Code

crp

Name

Creoles and pidgins

Text direction

Left-to-Right

Related languages
Haitian CreoleTok PisinJamaican PatoisNigerian PidginSranan Tongo
Key facts
Collective ISO code that groups many distinct contact languagesPidgins arise for limited communication and gain native speakers only after creolizationVocabulary usually comes from a socially dominant lexifier language, while grammar often reflects substrate tonguesCreole grammars reach full complexity within just a few generationsModern linguistics rejects the idea that creoles are merely simplified forms of European languages.
Sample phrase

Alo, kijan ou ye?

Character encodings

UTF-8, UTF-16, UTF-32

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The Creoles and pidgins language, identified by the code crp, falls under the 'Collective' category in terms of its scope and is classified as 'Genetic-like' by its type.

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