Tauaans

Tauaans
Pronunciation	[tɔː.aːns]
Region	Tauland
Language family	Creole Dutch Creole Tauaans
Early form	China Coast Pidgin
Writing system	Latin
Official status
Official language in	Tauland

Tauaans (Corean: 도란어, Chinese: 桃語), also known as Taugi, is a Dutch-based creole language & lingua franca spoken in Tauland and among the Taulander diaspora. It formed during the period of Dutch colonial rule through interaction between speakers of Dutch and southern Chinese languages, with later influence coming from minority languages such as Corean.

Creole continuum

Basilect (full Tauaans)	Mesolect	Acrolect (standard Tauland Dutch)	English
Konnag sjoenai twi keppoe Kengfoe, sjia lia (我儂 想愛 機票 廣府, 謝謝).	Wij will twi keppoe na Kanto, sjia lia.	Wij willen twee kaartjes naar Kanton, bedank.	We want two tickets to Canton, thank you.