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Pidgin

Meaning of "Pidgin" in the German dictionary

DICTIONARY

ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD PIDGIN

englisch, nach der chinesischen Aussprache des englischen Wortes business = Geschäft.

Etymology is the study of the origin of words and their changes in structure and significance.

PRONUNCIATION OF PIDGIN IN GERMAN

[ˈpɪd͜ʃɪn] 


GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF PIDGIN

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
interjection
article
Pidgin is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES PIDGIN MEAN IN GERMAN?

Pidgin

The term "pidgin language" or "pidgin" refers to a reduced speech form, which is used as a lingua franca for different people. A pidgin language is thus not a mother tongue, but is learned by its speakers as a foreign language. "Pidgin" is a simplified language, simplified in the grammatical structure, which has developed under colonial conditions, Eg in Africa, West India, America. Their purpose is to communicate with simplified forms of the other languages ​​communicatively. The basis was English, French, Spanish, Portuguese as the languages ​​of the colonial masters and merchants to whom the weaker group had adapted rudimentarily. In many cases, the pidgin of the first generation in the second became a regular working language, the "Kreol". In linguistics it was discussed and discussed whether this process of origin is determined by universals of human language ability.

Definition of Pidgin in the German dictionary

mixed language consisting of elements of the source and target languages, the hallmark of which is, above all, a strongly reduced morphology of the target language.

GERMAN WORDS THAT RHYME WITH PIDGIN

Algin · Arbeitskollegin · Biologin · Bürgin · Chirurgin · Diplom-Psychologin · Gynäkologin · Herzogin · Hugin · Ideologin · Kollegin · Königin · Margin · Meteorologin · Psychologin · Pädagogin · Schneekönigin · Sozialpädagogin · Strategin · Weinkönigin

GERMAN WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE PIDGIN

Picknickkoffer · Picknickkorb · picksüß · picobello · Picofarad · Picot · Picpusmissionar · PID · Pide · Pidginenglisch · Pidginenglish · pidginisieren · Pie · Piece · Pièce de Résistance · pièce touchée, pièce jouée · Pieck · Piedestal · Piedmontfläche

GERMAN WORDS THAT END LIKE PIDGIN

Archäologin · Asparagin · Astrologin · Dermatologin · Erzherzogin · Geologin · Großherzogin · Heilpädagogin · Kinesiologin · Museumspädagogin · Musikpädagogin · Neurologin · Podologin · Schönheitskönigin · Soziologin · Teamkollegin · Theologin · Trauzeugin · Yogin · Zeugin

Synonyms and antonyms of Pidgin in the German dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «Pidgin» into 25 languages

TRANSLATOR

TRANSLATION OF PIDGIN

Find out the translation of Pidgin to 25 languages with our German multilingual translator.

The translations of Pidgin from German to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «Pidgin» in German.
zh

Translator German - Chinese

洋泾浜
1,325 millions of speakers
es

Translator German - Spanish

Pidgin
570 millions of speakers
en

Translator German - English

Pidgin
510 millions of speakers
hi

Translator German - Hindi

अनेक भाषाओं के शब्दों की खिचड़ा
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator German - Arabic

لغة مبسطة
280 millions of speakers
ru

Translator German - Russian

пиджин
278 millions of speakers
pt

Translator German - Portuguese

Pidgin
270 millions of speakers
bn

Translator German - Bengali

পিজিন
260 millions of speakers
fr

Translator German - French

sabir
220 millions of speakers
ms

Translator German - Malay

Pidgin
190 millions of speakers
de

German

Pidgin
180 millions of speakers
ja

Translator German - Japanese

ピジン
130 millions of speakers
ko

Translator German - Korean

피진
85 millions of speakers
jv

Translator German - Javanese

Pidgin
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator German - Vietnamese

Pidgin
80 millions of speakers
ta

Translator German - Tamil

பிட்ஜின்
75 millions of speakers
mr

Translator German - Marathi

पिजिन
75 millions of speakers
tr

Translator German - Turkish

Pidgin
70 millions of speakers
it

Translator German - Italian

Pidgin
65 millions of speakers
pl

Translator German - Polish

Pidgin
50 millions of speakers
uk

Translator German - Ukrainian

піджин
40 millions of speakers
ro

Translator German - Romanian

limba engleză stricată
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator German - Greek

γλωσσικό κατασκεύασμα
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator German - Afrikaans

Pidgin
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator German - Swedish

Pidgin
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator German - Norwegian

Pidgin
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of Pidgin

TRENDS

TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «PIDGIN»

Principal search tendencies and common uses of Pidgin
List of principal searches undertaken by users to access our German online dictionary and most widely used expressions with the word «Pidgin».

Examples of use in the German literature, quotes and news about Pidgin

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10 GERMAN BOOKS RELATING TO «PIDGIN»

Discover the use of Pidgin in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to Pidgin and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in German literature.
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Reflexion über die Pidgin- und Kreolsprachen - Mit Hilfe der ...
Studienarbeit aus dem Jahr 2007 im Fachbereich Romanistik - Spanische Sprache, Literatur, Landeskunde, Note: 1,0, Martin-Luther-Universitat Halle-Wittenberg (Romanistik), Veranstaltung: Sprachkontakt, 42 Quellen im Literaturverzeichnis, ...
Enrico Quaas, 2007
2
Pidgins and creoles
The monogenetic/relexification theory 3. Creoles 3.1. Decreolization and recreolization- the life cycle of creoles 4. Social factors in pidgin and creoles 4.1. Social factors influencing Tok Pisin 5. Pidgins and Creoles in literature 6.
Nicole Hahn, 2009
3
Die Theorie der Monogenese von Pidgin- und Kreolsprachen
Studienarbeit aus dem Jahr 2007 im Fachbereich Germanistik - Linguistik, Note: 1,3, Bergische Universitat Wuppertal, 20 Quellen im Literaturverzeichnis, Sprache: Deutsch, Anmerkungen: Kommentar des Dozenten: Sehr gut strukturiert Arbeit, ...
Heiko Schnickmann, 2008
4
Übersetzungen des nigerianischen Pidgin-English ins ...
Nach der Unabhängigkeit Nigerias im Jahr 1960 blieb die offizielle Bildungs- und Regierungssprache Standard English, während im alltäglichen Leben vor allem in den ethnisch gemischten Großstädten Pidgin gesprochen wird. Bei einer ...
Benjamin Fischer, 2014
5
Sprache und Sprachen
Clemens-Peter Herbermann, Bernhard Gröschel, Ulrich Hermann Wassner. Philippine Creole Spanish - Pidginsprachen auf Hindustani-Basis Pidginsprachen auf italienischer Basis - Pom. 561 Pidgin English, Liberian E 1.4. 3.1.1.x (WAPE) ...
Clemens-Peter Herbermann, Bernhard Gröschel, Ulrich Hermann Wassner, 1997
6
Sprache & Sprachen: Thesaurus zur allgemeinen ...
Anglosolomonische Pidginsprache: Neo-Solomonic E, Neosolomonisch, Neu- Salomonisch, Pijin E, pisin blong Solomon*, Salomonen-Pidgin, Solomon Island Pidgin English E, Solomon Pijin E, Solomons Pidgin E Anglovietnamesische ...
Clemens-Peter Herbermann, Bernhard Gröschel, Ulrich Hermann Waßner, 2002
7
Sprachkontaktforschung: eine Einführung
von Sprechern der Ausgangssprache noch verstehbares Pidgin als Verständigungsmittel von Sprechern ganz anderer Sprachen verwendet wird. Das war etwa der Fall bei dem oben erwähnten Üzwoofc-Jargon: Sprecher des Lower Chinook, ...
‎2004
8
Goebl, Hans; Nelde, Peter H.; Stary, Zdenek; Wölck, ...
jargon stable pidgin developmental dimension expanded pidgin mesolectal acrolectal English Figure 77.1: Dimensions of change nities. The difference in complexity between such extended pidgins and first language creoles is fairly ...
Hans Goebl, 1996
9
Anglizismen-Woerterbuch: Der Einfluss des Englischen auf den ...
Pidgin Englisch ist in dt. Wbb. schon früh belegt, zunächst jedoch meist in der Form Pigeon Englisch (DR 1905). | Das Wort pidgin ist wahrscheinlich durch chines. Entstellung des engl. husiness entstanden (vgl. 4). Im Dt. wird ~ gelegentlich ...
Broder Carstensen, 2001
10
Linguale Interferenz: theoretische, terminologische und ...
Huttar stützt sich in seiner empirischen Studie „Sources of Creole semantic structures" auf Definitionen neuerer Arbeiten zum Problem der Pidgin- und Kreol- Sprachen, insbesondere auf die von T. Givon („Prolegomena to any creology") und ...
Gerd Tesch, 1978

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «PIDGIN»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term Pidgin is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Pidgin - West African lingua franca
The BBC is launching 11 new language services and one of them is English-based Pidgin, which is one of the most widely spoken languages across West Africa ... «BBC News, Nov 16»
2
Restaurant review: New chef maintains Pidgin's inspired Asian ...
Pidgin is currently in a state of change. While the restaurant has boasted its fair share of headline-grabbing moments since it opened in 2013 — thanks in part to ... «Vancouver Sun, Sep 16»
3
Pidgin London review
Tucked up a quiet road, a mere hopscotch away from Dalston Lane, Pidgin's street also contains a beard-tending barbershop and outlets selling upcycled ... «Telegraph.co.uk, Aug 16»
4
Sicherheits-Update für Pidgin IM
Der quelloffene Instant Messenger Pidgin ist in der neuen Version 2.11.0 erhältlich. Darin haben die Entwickler etliche Sicherheitslücken beseitigt, die zum Teil ... «PC-Welt, Jun 16»
5
Data inspires pride for Pidgin, a Hawaii language
While Pidgin may sound like mixed-up English because English words provide a large portion of Pidgin vocabulary, it has its own grammar and sound system, ... «Daily Mail, Feb 16»
6
Pidgin now recognized as official language
In data collected from 2009-2013 in Honolulu, Hawaii and Maui counties, 1,390 respondents over the age of five listed Pidgin or Hawaiian Pidgin as the ... «Hawaii News Now, Nov 15»
7
Pidgin English now an official language of Hawaii
The results revealed a number of Pidgin and Hawaiian Pidgin speakers. Both were added to the census list that included over 100 languages, representative of ... «CNN, Nov 15»
8
What It's Like to Work at a Restaurant on Thanksgiving
Herlihy is now co-owner of Pidgin, a small East London eatery with 28 covers, open for dinner and serving a weekly four-course set menu. It's perfect for him. «Munchies_ Food by VICE, Nov 15»
9
Pidgin, London E8 – restaurant review
Of course, if you go to Pidgin, this isn't the menu you'll have – it changes weekly. You might have coffee-roasted carrots with buckwheat and chicken skin jus, ... «The Guardian, Oct 15»
10
Urdu: from pidgin to creole
Linguists call such a language 'contact language' or pidgin. This is not unique to Urdu only. When two or more language communities come into contact for trade ... «The News International, Oct 15»
REFERENCE
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