
( 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. Census Bureau in November after a five-year survey was. It is primarily spoken in the North West and South West English speaking regions. Pidgin, spoken in Hawaii for decades, is now listed as one of the official languages in the islands.
It is a language made up of elements of the Queens English and the local dialects. In this article, I address the history of pidgin English and perceptions of the language in Nigeria.
It is also known as Kamtok (from 'Cameroon-talk'). Pidgin English is spoken widely across Nigeria. Pidgin ( countable and uncountable, plural pidgins) Cameroonian Pidgin English, or Cameroonian Creole ( Cameroon Pidgin: Wes Cos, from West Coast), is a language variety of Cameroon. Chinese pronunciation of Portuguese ocupação ( “ occupation business ” ).
Hebrew פִּדְיוֹן ( pidyón, “ exchange trade redemption ” ). From pidgin English, from a Chinese Pidgin English pronunciation of English business during trade in the Far East.Īll attestations of pidgin from the first half of the nineteenth century given in the third edition of the Oxford English Dictionary mean “business an action, occupation, or affair” (the earliest being from 1807).