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I . pidgin [ˈpɪʤɪn] N LING

pidgin
pidgin m

II . pidgin [ˈpɪʤɪn] ADJ pej inf

Usage examples with pidgin

pidgin English
łamana angielszczyzna f

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English
In addition, there was a trade pidgin that may have never been extensively used, or was only used by a well-traveled elite.
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In non-signing communities, home sign is not a full language, but closer to a pidgin.
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Since both parties needed to communicate, a pidgin was formed.
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Like a pidgin, it focuses on simple concepts and elements that are relatively universal among cultures.
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Several explanations of creole genesis have relied on prior nativization of a pidgin as a stage in achieving creoleness.
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This is because by definition, a pidgin is not learned natively.
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Although it is strictly neither a pidgin nor a creole, it possesses some features of both language types.
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Pidgin languages have a general tendency to simplify the phonology of a language in order to ensure successful communication.
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As the generation of child learners grow up, the pidgin will often be seen to change its structure and acquire a greater degree of complexity.
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This variety was the starting point of all the pidgin and creole languages.
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