Broome Pearling Lugger Pidgin
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A language of Australia
Alternate Names
Broom Creole, Japanese Pidgin English, Koepang Talk, Malay Talk
User Population
40, all users. L1 users: No known L1 speakers. Probably never used as L1, although some locals of Broome have retained some of it as part of their jargon. Most active use happened between 1900 and 1930 (Wurm et al 1996). L2 users: 40. Ethnic population: No ethnic community.
Location
Western Australia state: Beagle Bay, Broome, Derby, La Grange, Lombardinie, One Arm Point.
Language Status
9 (Second language only). Lingua franca on pearling boats between Malays, Japanese, Chinese, and Aborigines.
Language Use
Shifted to English [eng].
Some Japanese [jpn] and Aboriginal creole or pidgin English words.