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liberian english language
The LiberianEnglishLanguage is an AtlanticEnglishBasedPidginLanguage of Liberia. SIL code: LIR. ISO 639-2: cpe. Population (1,500,000 second language users, 1984 census). Alternate names: LIBERIAN PIDGIN ENGLISH. Dialects: KRU PIDGIN ENGLISH. Comments: Regional dialects. Used as a second language for communication between different language groups. As different from Standard English as is Sierra Leone Krio. Repidginized from American Black English of the 1800's (J. Holm). Trade language. Radio programs.(extract from http://www.ethnologue.com/)
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Instancesatlantic english based pidgin languageAn AtlanticEnglishBasedPidginLanguage is an EnglishBasedPidginLanguage that has evolved in areas near the AtlanticOcean.(extract from http://www.ethnologue.com/)
 content bearing physicalAny Object or Process that expresses content. This covers Objects that contain a Proposition, such as a book, as well as ManualSignLanguage, which may similarly contain a Proposition.
 english based pidgin languageAn EnglishBasedPidginLanguage is a PidginLanguage based on the EnglishLanguage.(extract from http://www.ethnologue.com/)
 entityThe universal class of individuals. This is the root node of the ontology.
 human languageThe subclass of Languages used by Humans.
 languageA system of signs for expressing thought. The system can be either natural or artificial, i.e. something that emerges gradually as a cultural artifact or something that is intentionally created by a person or group of people.
 linguistic expressionThis is the subclass of ContentBearingPhysical which are language-related. Note that this Class encompasses both Language and the the elements of Languages, e.g. Words.
 physicalAn entity that has a location in space-time. Note that locations are themselves understood to have a location in space-time.
 pidgin languageA PidginLanguage is not the native language of anyone but is used as an auxiliary or supplemental language between two mutually unintelligible speech communities. Pidgins are reduced languages, characterized by having a limited vocabulary and a simple grammar which serve to satisfy basic communication needs. Historically these languages have primarily arisen in trade centers and plantations (with slaves from different language backgrounds), areas where large groups of people lacking a common language need to communicate. By definition, a pidgin has no native speakers, it is always a person's second (or more) language.(extract from http://www.ethnologue.com/)
 spoken human languageA SpokenHumanLanguage is a HumanLanguage which has as its medium the human voice. It can also be represented visually through writing, although not all SpokenHumanLanguages have a codified written form.
Belongs to Class pidgin language


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