Given the position of kumba as one of the towns in the country. It originated as a chinese mispronunciation of the english word business. The jesus film pidgin, cameroon cameroon creole english. Primarily a spoken language, cpe enjoys a vigorous oral presence in cameroon, and the linguistic examples illustrating this description are drawn from. An orthography for kamtok english today cambridge core. Many speakers are unaware that this language is different from standard english. Samarin university of toronto, emeritus the title of this little book is difficult to parse, but an examination reveals that it consists of a discussion of the origin of cameroon pidgin english cpe and its usage in the nation, a discussion of. The terms cameroonian pidgin, cameroonian pidgin english, cameroonian creole and kamtok are synonyms for what cameroonians call cameroon pidgin english. Cameroon pidgin english cpe is an english lexified atlantic expanded pidgin creole spoken in some form by an estimated 50% of cameroon s population, primarily in the anglophone west regions, but also in urban centres throughout the country. Serial verb constructions in kamtok cameroon pidgin english. Primarily a spoken language, cpe enjoys a vigorous oral presence in cameroon, and the linguistic examples illustrating this description are drawn. Fulfulde serves the same function in the north, and ewondo in much of the center, south, and east provinces.
An overview of the pidgin english in cameroon international journal of humanities social sciences and education ijhsse page 156 experience has shown that most parents in cameroon seem to be generally hostile towards the introduction of early childhood education in the indigenous languages. Nigerian pidgin vs cameroonian pidgin challenge youtube. The depidginisation process in cameroon pidgin english. The status of pidgin english in the cameroonian tower of babel. Linguists and writers such as, mbassimanga 1976, menang 1979, 2005, mbangwana 1983, 2004, todd 1984, ngome 1985, echu 2003, simo bobda. Most people in the english speaking northwest and southwest provinces speak cameroonian pidgin english as a lingua franca. At this point, english in cameroon was nothing but the rise and consolidation through frequent use for communicative purpose of the english based pidgin introduced by the business inclined english privateers on portuguese caravels. In the north west and south west provinces, it is the only lingua franca.
A comprehensive grammar london oriental and african language library 20. For example, the name of the creole language tok pisin derives from the english words talk pidgin. The status of pidgin english in the cameroonian tower of. Cameroon pidgin english cpe is an englishlexified atlantic expanded pidgincreole spoken in some form by an estimated 50% of cameroons population. This site is like a library, use search box in the widget to get ebook that you want. Cpe is a national lingua franca spoken by the rich and poor, men and women, educated and uneducated, young and old. Pidgin english download ebook pdf, epub, tuebl, mobi. Cameroon pidgin english is spoken in the republic of cameroon and in many diaspora communities, e.
Cameroon pidgin english cpe is increasingly becoming an important language in the country, judging from its use in the media both private and public, in literary texts, the bible and other. However, from then 1672 until 1788 the slave trade was a cornerstone of english economic life. Cameroon pidgin english therefore, positions itself as that language which can be said to be representative of the cameroonian society and beyond, consequently, it is the most appropriate language in the creation, adaptation and dissemination of local culture, science and technology. Today, cameroon is one of the african countries with the highest number of people with knowledge of german.
This hegemonic status in these parts of cameroon is. You can follow any responses to this entry through the rss 2. Cameroon pidgin camp while todd 1984 quoted by ngome 1986 called it kamtok based on the widespread belief that pidgin english be it of the cameroonian variety or other existing varieties such as nigerian pidgin english and ghanaian pidgin english is a simplified form of the. Cameroon is a linguistically diverse country with about 280 languages spoken anchimbe 2006. A brief introduction to pidgin and creole languages pidgin and creole languages such as cameroon pidgin english or tok pisin in papua new guinea have been the focus of much linguistic research since the 1970s. The social and linguistic context of english and pidgin in cameroon, 269296. Anne schroder cameroon is known to be one of the most linguistically diverse countries on the african continent. Slang in cameroon pidgin english o global journals. In addition to the approximately 280 indigenous languages,1 because of its complex colonial history the country has two official. Following the first and second war from1839 to 1842, pidgin english spread north to shanghai and other treaty ports. Available formats pdf please select a format to send. An introduction to cameroonian pidgin is a three part language course consisting of a students book, a teachers manual and a pidgin english english pidgin glossary. Samarin university of toronto, emeritus the title of this little book is difficult to parse, but an examination reveals that it consists. Cameroon pidgin english cpe for short is a pidgin language spoken in cameroon, west africa.
The politics of pidgin english in cameroon by dibussi tande although pidgin english is the most widelyspoken language in english speaking cameroon, and rivals french as the language of choice in some parts of frenchspeaking cameroon particularly in the. This paper examines the structure of cameroon pidgin english proverbs. Cameroon pidgin english at the service of local culture. Some features of the syntax of proverbs in cameroon pidgin. The english language found its way into cameroon 63years ago through english privateers who were employed on portuguese boats. Cameroon pidgin english this language is described more fully in survey chapter 18. Teachers and a pidgin english epglish pidgin glossary. A dictionary of cameroon pidgin english usage tspace. The number of speakers is difficult to determine as it is spoken by different people with varying degrees of competence. Cameroon pidgin english cpe is an expanded pidgin creole spoken in some form by an estimated 50% of cameroon s 22,000,000 population lewis et al. Here are 26 nigerian pidgin english phrases you need to know.
Sala and aloysius ngefac yaounde, cameroon whats happening to cameroon pidgin. Ideologies and attitudes towards pidgin english in cameroon. Cameroon pidgin english, by some linguists referred to as kamtok literally cameroon talk, is spoken in the republic of cameroon, west africa, and in many. Its speakers usually refer to it simply as pidgin when speaking english. A grammar of cameroonian pidgin cambridge scholars. Kamtok, an english based expanded pidgin creole in cameroon, has many of the grammatical structures of its lexifier language. Pidgin may also be used as the specific name for local pidgins or creoles, in places where they are spoken. Cam eroon pidgin english cpe for short is a pidgin language spoken in cameroon, west africa. Pidgin is an english based creole language and nigerias real lingua franca.
This article was posted on thursday, july 21st, 2011 at 2. I will contend that for the purpose of sociopolitical integration and national unity in cameroon, it is incumbent upon policymakers and language planners to choose pidgin english as one of the official languages in the country. Never in cameroon pidgin englishcameroon pidgin dictionary. For several reasons, which will be discussed fully in chapter one, the kumba variety of cameroonian pidgin is the standard variety adopted in this book. The teachers manual was conceived and written during the summer 1981 incountry language training program in cameroon, with the students book following one year later. Recognizing the polyglottal setting of cameroon it is shown that pidgin english, home languages, french, and american english influence, in one way or another, the phonological structure of. Title cameroon pidgin english kyoto university research. However, there are certain grammatical structures in this contact language which are not so obvious in its lexifier, though they may exist sparingly in spoken forms of the production of some native speakers. English might be the official language, but in a country with well over 250 other local languages, pidgin was developed to aid communication among people from different parts of the country.
You can leave a response, or trackback from your own site. Chinese pidgin english originated as a lingua franca for trade between the british and mostly cantonesespeaking chinese people. Linguists and writers such as, mbassimanga 1976, menang. Today, critics of pidgin english claim that it is polluting cameroonian english, and preventing cameroonians from speaking standard english correctly. If so, we invite you to join our contributor program. Cameroon pidgin has never played any significant role in the linguistic repertoire of. It is obvious that there always has to be a superior and dominant language which most of the vocabulary of a pidgin is borrowed from versteegh, 2008.
An introduction to cameroonian pidgin, is part language course consisting of a students book, a. Nov 23, 2017 hello lovelies, please like this video, subscribe to my channel and let me know in the comment section if you have a video request. This english related language has been a lingua franca in the country since at least the 1880s. The ghanaian language scene the language scene in ghana is the typical postcolonial new english second language scenario, in which english is the official language. Youll receive credits toward complimentary access to ethnologue for every contribution that is vetted and accepted by our editors. Cameroon pidgin english cpe is an englishlexified atlantic expanded pidgincreole. It is a variety of west african pidgin englishes spoken along the coast from ghana to cameroon. Even if you dont find yourself traveling to nigeria in the distant future, try one of these phrases on one of your nigerian friends, and fully bask in their glowing response. This article reports on the construction of a 240,000. Nominal determination focus on a few operators of cameroon. Because of this linguistic diversity, cameroonians have devised a means of a common linguistic identitycameroon pidgin english. Abwract a prefatory section discusses the background of.
Language which stands as its contrastive counterpart. The data are drawn from a sample of proverbs which seem to have originated from the context of use of the language itself and are therefore not translations from. Nov 06, 2015 cameroon pidgin english therefore, positions itself as that language which can be said to be representative of the cameroonian society and beyond, consequently, it is the most appropriate language in the creation, adaptation and dissemination of local culture, science and technology. I actually put the question out on facebook today and no cameroonian respondent recognizes nor relates with the term kamtok. Cameroon pidgin, cameroon cameroon creole english wes cos language. Hello lovelies, please like this video, subscribe to my channel and let me know in the comment section if you have a video request. Nov 01, 20 the story of the life and times of jesus christ son of god.
Pdf an overview of the pidgin english in cameroon researchgate. Introduction this paper is a linguistic analysis of proverbs in cameroon pidgin english cpe, a variant of west african pidgins spoken along the west coast of africa how to cite this paper. The data are drawn from a sample of proverbs which seem to have originated from the context of use of the language itself and are therefore not translations from foreign languages and cultures. Pdf pidgin in creative works in english in cameroon. German colonial influences on, and representations of, cameroon pidgin english. The corpus consists of private and public dialogues and monologues, with mark. Cameroon prisons bi na taim bomb weh e for just explode if coronavirus spread, hrw bi don warn goment.
An overview of language status in cameroon which calls for the integration of pidgin english into national life how to cite this article link to this abstract blog this article copy and paste this. The 35year period since 1966 has seen dramatic changes in the attitude of speakers towards the language. In this paper, we examine the various phonological, lexicosemantic and grammatical restructurings that have occurred in cameroon pidgin english in the last 50 years. Cameroon pidgin english cpe is an englishlexified atlantic expanded pidgincreole spoken in some form by an estimated 50% of cameroons population, primarily in the anglophone west regions, but also in urban centres throughout the country. Most pidgins were created from french, spanish, portuguese, english, and dutch because of their power on colonies. The teachers manual vas conceived and written during the summer 1881 incountry language training program in cameroon, with the students book following one year later, during the 1982 program. Cameroon pidgin english, syntax, proverb, thematic fronting, clefting 1. Another reason for a pidgin to arise is colonization. This volume represents a comprehensive description of the structure of cameroonian pidgin, including an overview of its sociocultural context, writing system, sounds, word. This paper critically examines the use of the cameroon pidgin english cpe among university students and lecturers are the. Click download or read online button to get pidgin english book now. This paper examines language ideologies and attitudes towards cameroon pidgin english at the university of yaounde i in cameroon. In this paper, we show that cameroon pidgin english cpe is a highly appropriate language for adoption as a pedagogical language in cities and other urban. Pidgin languages typically consist of linguistic features of the contact languages, and their vocabulary is typically derived from the socially or economically dominant language.
Nyango asked many of her friends in cameroon who speak cameroonian pidgin english. Pdf cameroon and pidgin english sam atechi academia. Cameroon pidgin english, by some linguists referred to as kamtok literally cameroon talk, is spoken in the republic of cameroon, west africa, and in many diaspora communities, e. These privateers, just like the slave trade abolitionists traders and missionaries who came later on the 18 th century used english amongst themselves and english based pidgin with the. Paul kouega on the attitude of educted cameroonians towards pidgin, the respondents. The language scene in ghana is the typical postcolonial new english second language scenario, in which english is the official language. Cameroon pidgin english jeanpaul kouega university of yaounde, yaounde, cameroon abstract this paper examines the structure of cameroon pidgin english proverbs. The data are drawn from a sample of proverbs which seem to have originated from the context of use of the language itself and are therefore not translations from foreign languages and.
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