Whereas most vernaculars have a history and heritage like a nation or people, in a family of languages, a pidgin is spoken among speakers of different languages who need a common language to communicate. Originally developing through natural linguistic and historical changes from the Dutch of European settlers, it is now he mother tongue of several very distinct ethnic groups in southern Africa. Such is the case with Afrikaans in South Africa, another Germanic tongue spread by trade and settlement. English is a good example, having spread over the world from its German home as a set of dialects of some West Germanic tribes.Įven geographically limited languages may become the mother tongue of different ethnicities. Such a language thus shares in the ethnic history and identity of the people who speaks the language.Įven if a language is now the mother tongue of several ethnic groups, we can probably trace its linguistic genetics to an earlier time in history. There are many languages that are spoken by numerous ethnic groups, and there are some ethnic groups that have more than one language within the same ethnicity. The term "vernacular" refers to the form of speech, or language, of a certain people or "tribe," an ethnic language. In the world there is only about a 50% correlation of language to ethnicity. Commonly these are: vernacular, pidgin, creole, standard, and classical. In Africa, linguistic diversity is amazing, not to say bewildering and may discourage the gospel communicator. Orville Boyd Jenkins Vernaculars, Pidgins, Creoles And Lingua Francas How to Learn a Language and a Culture Dr. Series Menu: How to Learn a Language and Culture Vernaculars, Pidgins, Creoles And Lingua Francas in Worldview Perspective SLRK Articles Menu
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