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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)
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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 ==

Revision as of 16:12, 4 November 2022

Tauaans
Pronunciation[tɔː.aːns]
RegionTauland
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.

History

Geographic distribution

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.

Phonology

Orthography

Grammar

Vocabulary

Script

See also