English (Papua New Guinea)
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English (Papua New Guinea) is the variety of English used in Papua New Guinea, functioning as an official language and lingua franca alongside numerous indigenous languages.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| English (Papua New Guinea) canonical | 3 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
language variety
ⓘ
variety of English ⓘ |
| closelyRelatedTo |
Australian English
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
British English NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| coexistsWith |
Austronesian languages in Papua New Guinea
ⓘ
Hiri Motu NERFINISHED ⓘ Papuan languages NERFINISHED ⓘ Tok Pisin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfUse | Papua New Guinea NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasAlternativeName | Papua New Guinean English NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
distinct vocabulary influenced by Tok Pisin
ⓘ
phonological features influenced by local languages ⓘ spelling largely following British norms ⓘ |
| hasOfficialStatusIn | Papua New Guinea NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasRegister |
colloquial English influenced by Tok Pisin
ⓘ
formal English used in government and education ⓘ |
| historicalOrigin | British colonial administration in Papua New Guinea ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Australian English
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Tok Pisin NERFINISHED ⓘ local Papuan languages ⓘ |
| ISO639-1Code | en ⓘ |
| languageBranch | Germanic languages ⓘ |
| languageFamily |
Indo-European language family
ⓘ
surface form:
Indo-European languages
|
| languageSubbranch | West Germanic languages ⓘ |
| partOf | English language ⓘ |
| spokenIn | Papua New Guinea NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| spreadFacilitatedBy |
education system in Papua New Guinea
ⓘ
mission schools in Papua New Guinea ⓘ |
| standardBasedOn | English NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| status |
lingua franca
ⓘ
official language ⓘ |
| usedAs |
lingua franca among different ethnic groups
ⓘ
second language ⓘ |
| usedBy |
educated population of Papua New Guinea
ⓘ
urban population of Papua New Guinea ⓘ |
| usedFor |
international communication
ⓘ
interprovincial communication in Papua New Guinea ⓘ |
| usedIn |
business
ⓘ
education ⓘ government ⓘ higher education in Papua New Guinea ⓘ legal system ⓘ media ⓘ national examinations in Papua New Guinea ⓘ official documents in Papua New Guinea ⓘ parliamentary proceedings in Papua New Guinea ⓘ |
| writingSystem |
Latin alphabet
ⓘ
surface form:
Latin script
|
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.