pidgin in the Oxford Spanish Dictionary

pidgin in the PONS Dictionary

pidgin Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

to speak pidgin English/French
chapurrear algo de inglés/francés
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Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

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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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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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Like a pidgin, it focuses on simple concepts and elements that are relatively universal among cultures.
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Since both parties needed to communicate, a pidgin was formed.
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It is often labeled pidgin or even creole, which is not correct by any widespread definition of pidgin or creole language.
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The pidgin evolved with later generations to become a casual language.
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Another common effect of acculturation on language is the formation of pidgin languages.
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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 variety was the starting point of all the pidgin and creole languages.
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In non-signing communities, home sign is not a full language, but closer to a pidgin.
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