Fanagalo
Also Known As
Fanakalo; Fanekolo; Piki; Isipiki; Isikula; Lololo; Isilololo; Pidgin Bantu; Basic Zulu; Silunguboi;
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Pidgin or Creole; Zulu based
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fng
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Ethnologue: Languages of the World, 16th Edition (2009)

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Several hundred thousand in South Africa (1975 Reinecke). Population total all countries: 5,100
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2009
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South Africa; Namibia; Zambia; Zimbabwe; Democratic Republic of the Congo;
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-25.731,28.218; -22.558,17.082; -17.829,31.053; -15.408, 28.287
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- Standard and non-standard African language varieties in the urban areas of South AfricaKaren Calteaux. 1996. "Standard and Non-standard African Language Varieties in the Urban Areas of South Africa." xi, 236. Human Sciences Research Council (HSRC). Online: http://www.eric.ed.gov/PDFS/ED402752.pdf.http://www.eric.ed.gov/PDFS/ED402752.pdf
- Ethnologue: Languages of the World, 16th Edition (2009)Lewis, M. Paul (ed.). 2009. Ethnologue: Languages of the World, 16 edn. http://www.ethnologue.com/home.asp. (15 February, 2011.)http://www.ethnologue.com/
- Endangered Languages Catalogue Project. Compiled by research teams at University of Hawai'i Mānoa and Institute for Language Information and Technology (LINGUIST List) at Eastern Michigan University2012. "Endangered Languages Catalogue Project. Compiled By Research Teams At University of Hawai'i Mānoa and Institute For Language Information and Technology (LINGUIST List) At Eastern Michigan University."
- Dictionary and phrase-book of Fanagalo (Kitchen Kafir), the lingua franca of southern Africa as spoken in the Union of South Africa, the Rhodesias, Portuguese East africa, Nyasaland, Belgian CongoBold, John D. 1951. "Dictionary and Phrase-book of Fanagalo (Kitchen Kafir), the Lingua Franca of Southern Africa As Spoken in the Union of South Africa, the Rhodesias, Portuguese East Africa, Nyasaland, Belgian Congo." 76. Central News Agency (CNA).
- Dictionary and phrase-book of Fanagalo (Kitchen Kafir), the lingua franca of southern Africa as spoken in the Union of South Africa, the Rhodesias, Portuguese East africa, Nyasaland, Belgian CongoBold, John D. 1953. "Dictionary and Phrase-book of Fanagalo (Kitchen Kafir), the Lingua Franca of Southern Africa As Spoken in the Union of South Africa, the Rhodesias, Portuguese East Africa, Nyasaland, Belgian Congo." 76. Central News Agency (CNA).
- Dictionary and phrase-book of Fanagalo (Kitchen Kafir), the lingua franca of southern Africa as spoken in the Union of South Africa, the Rhodesias, Portuguese East africa, Nyasaland, Belgian CongoBold, John D. 1955. "Dictionary and Phrase-book of Fanagalo (Kitchen Kafir), the Lingua Franca of Southern Africa As Spoken in the Union of South Africa, the Rhodesias, Portuguese East Africa, Nyasaland, Belgian Congo." 80. Central News Agency (CNA).
- Dictionary and phrase-book of Fanagalo (Kitchen Kafir), the lingua franca of southern Africa as spoken in the Union of South Africa, the Rhodesias, Portuguese East africa, Nyasaland, Belgian CongoBold, John D. 1958. "Dictionary and Phrase-book of Fanagalo (Kitchen Kafir), the Lingua Franca of Southern Africa As Spoken in the Union of South Africa, the Rhodesias, Portuguese East Africa, Nyasaland, Belgian Congo." 80. Central News Agency (CNA).
- The rise and fall of Fanakalo: language and literacy policies of the South African gold minesBrown, David. 1995. "The Rise and Fall of Fanakalo: Language and Literacy Policies of the South African Gold Mines." In Language in South Africa: an input into language planning for a post-apartheid South Africa = The LiCCA (SA) report, edited by Victor N.[C.] Webb. 309-328. LiCCA (Languages in Contact and Conflict in Africa) Research and Development Programme, Univ. of Pretoria.
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