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{{Infobox language|fontcolor=black|name=Tauaans|pronunciation=[tɔː.aːns]|region=[[Tauland]]|fam1=Creole|fam2=Dutch Creole|ancestor=China Coast Pidgin|script=Latin|official=[[Tauland]]|boxsize=400px}}
'''Tauaans''' ([[Amerikaens]]: ''Tauaens'', [[Corean]]: 도란어, Chinese: 桃語), also known as '''Taugi''', is a Dutch-based creole language & ''lingua franca'' spoken in [[Tauland]] and the Taulander diaspora. During the period of [[History of Taulandt|Dutch colonial rule]], it was born from centuries of interaction between speakers of Dutch dialects and southern Chinese dialects, followed by influence from the [[Corea|Coreans]], [[Japan|Japanese]], and other minority linguistic groups.

'''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 [[History of Taulandt|Dutch colonial rule]] through interaction between speakers of Dutch and southern Chinese languages, with later influence coming from minority languages such as [[Corean]].


== History ==
== History ==
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== Geographic distribution ==
== Geographic distribution ==


== Varieties ==
== Creole continuum ==
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==== Creole continuum ====
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!Basilect (full Tauaans)
!Basilect (full Tauaans)
!Mesolect
!Mesolect
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|We want two tickets to Canton, thank you.
|We want two tickets to Canton, thank you.
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== Phonology ==


== Orthography ==
== Orthography ==