Taimyr Pidgin Russian

Taimyr Pidgin Russian
Govorka
Native toRussia
RegionTaimyr Peninsula
EthnicityNganasan, Dolgans
Native speakers
None
L2: few
Russian-based creole
  • Taimyr Pidgin Russian
Language codes
ISO 639-3None (mis)
Glottologtaim1252
IETFcrp-u-sd-rukya

Taimyr Pidgin Russian, also known as Govorka (Russian: говорка), is a Russian-based pidgin spoken on the Taimyr Peninsula by the Nganasan people. Before the expansion of universal education in the 20th century, most Nganasan spoke only their own language and pidgin Russian.