Taimyr Pidgin Russian, also known as Govorka (Russian: говорка), is a Russian-based pidgin spoken on the Taimyr Peninsula by the Nganasan people. Before the expansion of universal education in the 20th century, most Nganasan spoke only their own language and pidgin Russian.[1]

Taimyr Pidgin Russian
Govorka[1]
Native toRussia
RegionTaimyr Peninsula
EthnicityNganasan
Native speakers
None
Language codes
ISO 639-3None (mis)
Glottologtaim1252
IETFcrp-u-sd-rukya

References edit

  1. ^ a b Stern, Dieter (2005). "Taimyr Pidgin Russian (Govorka)". Russian Linguistics. 29 (3): 289–318. ISSN 0304-3487. Retrieved 19 November 2023.