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pidgin
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pidg·in  (pjn)
n.
A simplified form of speech that is usually a mixture of two or more languages, has a rudimentary grammar and vocabulary, is used for communication between groups speaking different languages, and is not spoken as a first or native language. Also called contact language.


pidgin·i·zation n.
pidgin·ize v.

pidgin
Noun
a language made up of elements of two or more languages and used between the speakers of the languages involved [supposed Chinese pronunciation of business]
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.pidgin - an artificial language used for trade between speakers of different languages
artificial language - a language that is deliberately created for a specific purpose
Chinook Jargon, Oregon Jargon - a pidgin incorporating Chinook and French and English words; formerly used as a lingua franca in northwestern North America
Translations
pidgin [ˈpɪdʒɪn] adj pidgin English → lengua franca basada en el inglés

pidgin [ˈpɪdʒɪn] adj pidgin English → pidgin m

pidgin [ˈpɪdʒɪn] adj pidgin English → Pidginenglisch nt

pidgin
n pidgin [ˈpidʒən]
any of a number of languages which consist of a mixture of English, French, Portuguese etc and some non-European (especially African) language Beach-la-mar is a pidgin spoken in parts of the southern Pacific Ocean; (also adjective ) pidgin English. pidgin لُغَةٌ خَليطَه местен език на базата на английски / френски / португалски pidžin (směs dvou jazyků) pidgin; pidgin- das Pidgin, Pidgin-... γλώσσα πίτζιν lengua franca pidþin زبان آمیخته pidginkieli pidgin זַ'רגוֹן मिश्रित भाषा kontaktno narječje,vrlo pojednostavljen postojeći jezik za praktično komuniciranje raznojezičnih korisnika (keverék angolnyelv) pidgin blendingsmál pidgin ピジン英語 혼합어, 혼성어(의) maišyta (kalba) pidžinvaloda, jaukta sarunvaloda pijin mengtaal, pidgin blandingsspråk pidżin, język mieszany língua franca pidgin, limbă mixtă folosită în relaţiile comerciale гибридный язык miešaná angličtina, lámaná angličtina latovščina; latovski mešavina jezika pidginengelska ภาษาผสม karma/melez dil 混雜語言 гібридна мова ملي جلي زبان tiếng bồi


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