Bonin English | |
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Ogasawara English | |
Native to | Japan |
Region | Bonin Islands (Ogasawara islands) |
Ethnicity | Bonin Islanders |
English Creole
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Language codes | |
ISO 639-3 | None (mis ) |
Glottolog | boni1239 |
IETF | cpe-u-sd-jp13 |
Bonin English, also known as the Bonin Islands language or Ogasawara English, is an English-based creole of the Bonin Islands (officially the Ogasawara Islands) south of Japan with strong Japanese influence, to the extent that it has been called a mixture of English and Japanese.[1]