Bonin English

Bonin English, or the Bonin Islands language, is an English-based creole of the Ogasawara Islands (informally called Bonin Islands) south of Japan with strong Japanese influence, to the extent that it has been called a mixture of English and Japanese.

Bonin English
Ogasawara English
Native toJapan
RegionOgasawara Islands (also called Bonin islands)
Native speakers
(undated figure of Possibly 1,000–2,000)
English Creole
  • Pacific
    • Bonin English
Language codes
ISO 639-3None (mis)
Glottologboni1239
IETFcpe-u-sd-jp13
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