Tauaans is a Dutch-based creole language & lingua franca spoken in Tauland and the Taulander diaspora. During the period of Dutch colonial rule, it was born from centuries of interaction between speakers of Dutch dialects and Chinese dialects, followed by influence from the Coreans, Japanese, and other minority linguistic groups.

History

Variations and characteristics

Creole continuum

Basilect (full Tauaans) Mesolect Acrolect (standard Tauland Dutch)

Linguistics

Orthography

Grammar

Vocabulary