Tok Pisin

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use in Papua New Guinea
- In Austronesian languages: Major languages
- In Papua New Guinea: Languages of Papua New Guinea

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The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica

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Dan Jorgensen
Professor of Anthropology, University of Western Ontario, London, Ontario, Canada.

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Article History

Type	Description	Contributor	Date
	Changed the literal translation of Tok Pisin from "talk pidgin" to "bird talk."	Kathleen Kuiper Dan Jorgensen	Jun 17, 2016
	Article revised and updated.	Elizabeth Prine Pauls	Mar 28, 2008