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| Often called 'Pidgin' by English speakers, [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tok_Pisin|Tok Pisin]] is the most commonly spoken language of the official languages used in [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Papua_New_Guinea|Papua New Guinea]], with approximately one million speakers. Tok Pisin is a [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Creole_language|creole language]] as well, so it appears to be a combination of multiple languages that form a new language. The word "Pisin" is derived from the English word "[[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pidgin|pidgin]]," meaning a "grammatically simplified form of a language." | Often called 'Pidgin' by English speakers, [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tok_Pisin|Tok Pisin]] is the most commonly spoken language of the official languages used in [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Papua_New_Guinea|Papua New Guinea]], with approximately one million speakers. Tok Pisin is a [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Creole_language|creole language]] as well, so it appears to be a combination of multiple languages that form a new language. The word "Pisin" is derived from the English word "[[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pidgin|pidgin]]," meaning a "grammatically simplified form of a language." |
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| The Kovave literature magazine has been edited by its founder, German editor, writer, and scholar, [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ulli_Beier|Ulli Beier]]. It has also been edited by a variety of poets as well as students from the University of Papua & New Guinea. The first Pidgin song in this Alcheringa entry was collected by Leo Morgan, the second was found by Leo D. Laita, and the third by John Hakena. | The //Kovave// literature magazine has been edited by its founder, German editor, writer, and scholar, [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ulli_Beier|Ulli Beier]]. It has also been edited by a variety of poets as well as students from the University of Papua & New Guinea. The first Pidgin song in this //Alcheringa// entry was collected by Leo Morgan, the second was found by Leo D. Laita, and the third by John Hakena. |
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