Basque pidgin spoken in Iceland (Specific Languages) Language Learning Forum

Basque pidgin spoken in Iceland
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iguanamon
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17 January 2013 at 3:37pm | IP Logged

This came in on my twitter feed today and I thought that those of you who like linguistics might be interested: Basknesk-íslenskt blendingsmál

Iceland Review Online wrote:

...Basque-Icelandic pidgin is not a mix of Basque and Icelandic but a blend of Basque and other languages. Still, an intriguing phenomenon!

Spoken here in Iceland in the 17th century by Basque whale hunters, Basque-Icelandic is even preserved in Icelandic manuscripts of that time.

The lingo consists of words from Basque as well as the Germanic and Romance languages. It is said to originate in the West Fjords because the said manuscripts were discovered there. However, some linguists believe that because the language is heavily influenced by various other European languages, the lingo rather derives from elsewhere and was brought to Iceland by sailors from the Basque Country...

Edited by iguanamon on 17 January 2013 at 3:38pm
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17 January 2013 at 4:44pm | IP Logged

There's even a Wikipedia entry about this pidgin.
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