Namibian Black German, also NBG, (German: Küchendeutsch, "kitchen German") is a pidgin language of Namibia that derives from standard German.^[1] It is nearly extinct. It was spoken mostly by Namibians who did not learn standard German during the period of German rule. It was never a first language. It is currently spoken as a second language by people over 50 years old,^[when?] who these days usually also speak German, Afrikaans, or English.^{[citation needed]}

Colonial acquisition of German in Namibia often took place outside of formal education and was primarily self-taught. Like many pidgin languages, Namibian Black German developed through limited access to the standard language and was restricted to the work environment.

Currently several hundred thousand Namibians speak German as a second language, and while Namibian German often does not adhere to standard German, it is not pidgin.^{[citation needed]}

English and Afrikaans have left an influence on the development of NBG, leading to three primary prepositional patterns:^{[citation needed]}

• adding a preposition where Standard German would use the accusative
• dropping prepositions which are usually present in Standard German
• changing the preposition that is required by the verb

Examples of phrases with Standard German equivalents:

• Lange nicht sehen - long no see ("Lange nicht gesehen")
• Was Banane kosten? - How much does the banana cost? ("Was kostet die/eine Banane?")
• spät Uhr - 'late clock', meaning 'it's late' ("es ist spät")
• Herr fahren Jagd, nicht Haus - "Master went hunting and he's not at home" ("Der Herr ist zur Jagd gefahren und ist nicht zu Hause")

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