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Pidgin

A pidgin /ˈpɪdʒɪn/, or pidgin language, is a grammatically simplified form of contact language that develops between two or more groups of people that do not have a language in common: typically, its vocabulary and grammar are limited and often drawn from several languages. It is most commonly employed in situations such as trade, or where both groups…

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Pidgin

Nodes75
Edges74
Triples118
Avg. degree1.97
Density0.026667
Components1

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related to References · 36
Pidgin → An Introduction, Arends, Babel, Bakker, Berkeley, California Press, Cambridge University Press, Contact Languages, Creoles, Creolization, Dell, ISBN, Jacques, John, John Benjamins, Kaufman, Language, Languages, Loreto, MacMillan
related to List of notable pidgins · 33
Pidgin → Algonquian, ArabicBislama, BashaiMaridi ArabicMaritime Polynesian PidginMediterranean, Basque, Bombay HindiBorgarmåletBozal SpanishBroken OghibbewayBroken, Bồi Pidgin FrenchTinglishTe Parau, Chinese PidginKyowa-go, CocolicheChinese Pidgin EnglishChinook JargonDuvle-Wano, Enga PidginArunachali HindiBamboo EnglishBarikanchi, EnglishSurzhykSranan TongoTaimyr Pidgin RussianTây, Français TirailleurGhanaian PidginHaflong HindiInternational, Greenlandic PidginYokohama Pidgin Japanese, Icelandic, IhaPidgin NgarlumaPidgin OninPidgin WolofPijin, JargonNamibian Black GermanNdyuka-Tiriyó PidginNefameseNigerian, Kwoma-Manambu PidginKyakhta Russian, Lingua Franca, Loucheux JargonBroome Pearling Lugger, Many, Mekeo
see also · 18
Pidgin → Austronesian, Bilingual, Cameroon, CameroonCreole, Constructed, EnglishHiri Motu, EnglishTrading, Hybrid, Hypothetical, Language, Metaphor, Mixed, Papua New GuineaInternational, Pun, Slang, Spanish, Stable, Text
related to Terminology · 10
Pidgin → Chinese Pidgin English, Chinook Jargon, English, For, Hawaiian Creole English, In, Its, Likewise, The, Tok Pisin
related to Further reading · 6
Pidgin → An Introduction, Cambridge University Press, Creoles, Holm, John, Pidgins
related to Etymology · 5
Pidgin → Chinese, English, Oxford English Dictionary, Pidgin English, The
related to External links · 4
Pidgin → APiCS, Atlas, Creole Language Structures, Language Varieties Web Site
related to Common traits · 2
Pidgin → Characteristics, Pidgins
is a · 1
Pidgin → simplified means of linguistic communication
related to Development · 1
Pidgin → The

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language languages pidgins creole creoles native simplified vocabulary common english words speakers trade first may groups used commonly usually developed

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SubjectPredicateObjectConfidenceSrc
Pidginis asimplified means of linguistic communication0.90text
tradeinstance ofIt is most commonly employed in situations0.80text
or where both groups speak languages different from the language of the country in which they resideinstance ofIt is most commonly employed in situations0.80text
Pidginrelated to Common traitsPidgins0.60section
Pidginrelated to Common traitsCharacteristics0.60section
Pidginrelated to DevelopmentThe0.60section
Pidginrelated to EtymologyChinese0.60section
Pidginrelated to EtymologyEnglish0.60section
Pidginrelated to EtymologyOxford English Dictionary0.60section
Pidginrelated to EtymologyThe0.60section
Pidginrelated to EtymologyPidgin English0.60section
Pidginrelated to External linksAtlas0.60section

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