Associations to the word «Pidgin»
Noun
- Ghana
- Script
- Simplicity
- Protocol
- Russian
- Local
- Interpreter
- Discourse
- Messenger
- Settler
- Colombia
- Accent
- Ltd
- Descendant
- Theory
- Sudan
- Trading
- Scholar
- Complexity
- Journal
- Aspect
- Native
- Gilbert
- Gesture
- Coast
- Shift
- Structure
- Outcome
- Maintenance
- Migration
- Creator
- Ed
- Over
- Talk
- Survey
- Scope
- Code
- Italian
- Trade
- Vietnamese
- Signing
- Gender
- Kenya
- Pacific
- Feature
- Interaction
- Latin
- Status
- Numbers
- See
- Louisiana
- Merchant
- Delta
- Minority
- Generation
- Introduction
- Few
- Gulf
- Plain
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
Words to me were magic. You could say a word and it could
conjure up all kinds of images or feelings or a chilly
sensation or whatever. It was amazing to me that words had
this power.