Simplified Italian of Libya

Simplified Italian of Libya
Pidgin italiano in Libia
Libyan Italian
Native toItalian Libya
RegionLibya
EthnicityLibyans, Italian Libyans
Era20th century
Italian-based pidgin
Language codes
ISO 639-3
IETFcrp-Li

Simplified Italian of Libya was an Italian pidgin in the colony of Libya, that survived until the late 20th century, mainly in the area of the capital Tripoli. It was a legacy of Italian colonial period when Libya was part of Italian North Africa. It was created in the early 1920s and lasted until the late 1990s.