Pijin
English
Etymology
From Pijin Pijin, from English pidgin, from a Chinese Pidgin English pronunciation of business.
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Pijin
- A language spoken on the Solomon Islands.
Usage notes
Despite the literal meaning of the word pidgin, the language is instead considered by linguists to be a well developed creole, because a creole is the native language of a group of people, whereas a pidgin has no native speakers, and is a blended, ad-hoc trade language used when two groups of people have no other common language to communicate. Creoles develop from pidgins, and this language is no longer in the pidgin stage.
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See also
Further reading
- Ethnologue entry for Pijin, pis
Pijin
Etymology
From English pidgin, from a Chinese Pidgin English pronunciation of English business
Proper noun
Pijin
- Pijin language
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- English terms derived from Chinese Pidgin English
- English 2-syllable words
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- English lemmas
- English proper nouns
- English uncountable nouns
- en:Languages
- Pijin terms derived from English
- Pijin terms derived from Chinese Pidgin English
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- pis:Languages