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Unserdeutsch ("Our German"), or
Rabaul Creole German, is a
German-based creole language spoken primarily in
Papua New Guinea and the northeast of
Australia. It was formed among the New Guinean children residing in a
German-run orphanage. Fewer than 100 native speakers survive today, 15 of whom live in
New Britain.
Most speakers of Unserdeutsch are
bilingual; speaking either
Standard German,
English,
Tok Pisin or
Kuanua. Most speakers are middle-aged or older, although younger members of the community may comprehend the language. The descendant of a pidginised form of Standard German which originated in the
Gazelle Peninsula of New Britain during German colonial times among the Catholic mixed-race (
Vunapope) community. With increased mobility and intermarriage, it has been disappearing in the last few decades.
Unserdeutsch presumably influenced the development of its neighbour,
Tok Pisin. Along with
Namibian Black German in
Namibia, it's one of only two German-based creoles.
Example
The
Bahá'í Short Obligatory Prayer in Unserdeutsch:
»
German translation:
» ""
English:
» "I bear witness, O my God, that Thou hast created me to know Thee and to worship Thee. I testify, at this moment, to my powerlessness and to Thy might, to my poverty and to Thy wealth. There is none other God but Thee, the Help in Peril, the Self-Subsisting."
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