Simplified Italian of Ethiopia
| Simplified Italian of Ethiopia | |
|---|---|
| Pidgin italian of Ethiopia | |
| Native to | Italian Ethiopia |
| Region | Ethiopia |
| Ethnicity | Ethiopians, Italian Ethiopians |
| Era | mid to late 20th century |
Italian-based pidgin | |
| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | None (mis) |
| Glottolog | None |
| IETF | crp-Et |
The "Simplified Italian of Ethiopia" or "SIE" (also called "Pidgin Italian of Ethiopia") was a pidgin language used by some Ethiopians in the 20th century to speak in a form of Italian. It was used mainly in the north of Ethiopia (Tigrinya and Amhara regions) and in the capital, Addis Ababa, when Ethiopia was part of the Italian empire from 1936 up to World War II It remained in use among some old Ethiopians and Eritreans until the 2020s.