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Nagamese (Naga Pidgin) is a creole used in Nagaland. It is based on Assamese. Since Nagaland is inhabited by people belonging to different Naga tribes speaking languages which are mutually unintelligible Nagamese is the preferred form of communication for all. It is used in the Nagaland Legislature as a means of explanation in Nagaland schools and in mixed households. It has been described as a creole which was stable by 1936 and which is unlikely to decreolize.