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American Indian Pidgin English

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Region
  
United States

Language family
  
English pidgin

Glottolog
  
amer1255

Native speakers
  
None

ISO 639-3
  
None (mis)

American Indian Pidgin English (AIPE) — is an English-based pidgin spoken by Native Americans in the United States.

AIPE is mentioned in World Englishes as one of many factors influencing American English.

American Indian Pidgin English is much more similar to English than many other English-based pidgins, and could be considered a mere ethnolect of American English.

References

American Indian Pidgin English Wikipedia