Learn pidgin sign language5/21/2023 Proper, formal Pidgin is a highly structured language. In fact, as I learned, Pidgin ( Tok Pisin) is the most widely spoken lingua franca of PNG and without a working knowledge of it one will not get very far. I knew from my reading that PNG had four official languages, including English, English Pidgin (officially designated Neo-Melanesian Pidgin), Hiri Motu, a simplified trading language and sign language. All my life, I have enjoyed studying and learning new languages.Įverywhere I worked, I managed to learn at least some of the local language. Somebody hire him and put him on a plane before he changes his mind.” Esso Eastern had been trying to recruit someone for months and had nearly a dozen resignations in the process.Īt the meeting with me, the head of human resources said something like, “This young fool actually wants to go to PNG. It was only later that I found out my pride may have been a little unfounded. I was just turning 24 when I arrived in PNG and I was inordinately proud of myself for having been given this responsibility at such a young age.
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