Solombala English
Solombala English, or Solombala English–Russian Pidgin, is a pidgin derived from both English and Russian. It was spoken in the port of Solombala, in the city of Arkhangelsk, Russia in the 18th and 19th centuries. According to, the pidgin may have started forming as early as the 17th century.
The known Solombala-English corpus consists of only two short 19th-century texts: one in Очерки Архангельской губернии by Vasilij Vereščagin from 1849, and one in Архангельские Губернские Ведомости from 1867. Mentions of the pidgin are also found in the works of Mikhail Prishvin.
A possible connection is noted between Solombala English and Russenorsk. In particular, both pidgins use the suffix -mъ as a verb marker, which may also reflect the influence of Finno-Ugric languages.
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Category:Languages of RussiaCategory:Extinct languages of Europe
Category:Russian-based pidgins and creoles
Category:Languages attested from the 18th century
Category:Languages extinct in the 19th century
Category:English-based pidgins and creoles
Category:Arkhangelsk
Category:History of Arkhangelsk Oblast
Category:Culture of Arkhangelsk Oblast