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==Background== | ==Background== | ||
Like many [[w:Creole language|creole]] and [[w:Pidgin language|pidgin languages]], Bemé did not have a standardised orthography before Caine. During colonial times, [[w:English language|English]] was used in all official contexts; this law still persists in the British-administered Saint Columban. | Like many [[w:Creole language|creole]] and [[w:Pidgin language|pidgin languages]], Bemé did not have a standardised orthography before Caine. During colonial times, [[w:English language|English]] was used in all official contexts; this law still persists in the British-administered Saint Columban. In the few, informal cases where separate spellings were used for Bemé, these respellings were inconsistent and dependent on speaker; for example, /wa/ (Caine orthography: {{l|beme|wa}}) could be written as ⟨wa⟩, ⟨what⟩ or ⟨wha⟩. | ||
[[Category:Bemé]] | [[Category:Bemé]] | ||