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pidgin::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Type of | artificial language |
| Has types | chinook jargon, oregon jargon |
Examples of pidgin
pidgin
Figures are for speakers of Nigerian Pidgin, an English-based pidgin or creole.
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The Orcs had no language of their own, merely a pidgin of many various languages.
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The Basque-Icelandic pidgin was a pidgin spoken in Iceland in the 17th century.
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I have also added a footnote to the table with a disclaimer about Nigerian pidgin.
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In order to communicate, people adopted Chinook Jargon, a pidgin or hybrid language.
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Except that Tok Pisin is a creole, not a pidgin, so this should be replaced.
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Conversations may be in pidgin and sign language, but I generally connect.
From the theatlantic.com
Pidgin, he long ago discovered, is especially useful when trying to keep a mood light.
From the washingtonpost.com
Other languages include Annobonese, Bubi, Fang, Ibo, and a pidgin English.
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- An artificial language used for trade between speakers of different languages
- A pidgin language is a simplified language that develops as a means of communication between two or more groups that do not have a language in common. ...
- Pidgin (formerly named Gaim) is a multi-platform instant messaging client, based on a library named libpurple. Libpurple has support for many commonly used instant messaging protocols, allowing the user to log into various different services from one application.
- An amalgamation of two disparate languages, used by two populations having no common language as a lingua franca to communicate with each other, lacking formalized grammar and having a small, utilitarian vocabulary and no native speakers
- A simplified form of speech, developed as a medium of trade, or through other extended but limited contact, between groups of speakers who have no other language in common. [See Matthews, P.H. (1997)]
- A pidgin language is created by speakers of two different languages for communicating with each other. Pidgins share similar characteristics wherever they arise such as CV syllable structure. Examples are: Tok Pisin (Papua New Guinea), Cameroon Pidgin English, Ivory Coast Pidgin, etc. ...
- A simplified version of some language, often augmented by features from other languages. A pidgin typically arises in colonial situations and is used at the beginning primarily as a trade language. [Akmajian et al.]
- A simplified language developed as a result of colonialism. As the Caribbean islands were colonized their populations grew to include Europeans, Africans and Indians. The fact that they spoke different languages necessitated a common means of communication
- A pidgin is a mixed tongue which develops between neighbors or trading partners speaking different languages, for example 'pidgin English'. A creole is a pidgin which has matured to become a localized mother tongue. ...
