Tay Boi
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A language of Viet Nam
Alternate Names
Annamite French, Tay Boy, Vietnamese Pidgin French
User Population
No known L1 speakers. The last speaker died in 1954.
Location
Scattered, probably mostly urban.
Language Status
10 (Extinct).
Language Use
Developed about 1862. Spoken in French colonial households between male Vietnamese servants and their employers. Lower levels of administration, the military, and police.