Associations to the word «Pidgin»
Noun
- Lingua
- Phonology
- Vanuatu
- Lexicon
- Vocabulary
- Nigerian
- Cameroon
- Papua
- Morphology
- Linguistics
- Malay
- Zulu
- Lan
- English
- Language
- Inflection
- Linguist
- Grammar
- Dialect
- Speaker
- Guinea
- Linguistic
- Leone
- Verb
- Contact
- Pronoun
- Niger
- European
- Hawaii
- Torres
- Solomon
- Slang
- Plantation
- Portuguese
- Noun
- Delaware
- Aboriginal
- Sierra
- Similarity
- African
- Congo
- Substrate
- Nigeria
- Tongue
- Dutch
- Variety
- Mixture
- Islander
- Client
- Spanish
- Variation
- Strait
- Phrase
- Dictionary
- Japanese
- Holm
- Hypothesis
- Context
- Yoruba
- Origin
- Communication
- Slave
- Overview
- Syntax
- Speech
- French
- Africa
Adjective
Wiktionary
PIDGIN, noun. (linguistics) 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.
Dictionary definition
PIDGIN, noun. An artificial language used for trade between speakers of different languages.
Wise words
To use the same words is not a sufficient guarantee of
understanding; one must use the same words for the same
genus of inward experience; ultimately one must have one's
experiences in common.