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Broadsheets can be scathing. But I have respect for broadsheet journalists because they haven't succumbed to degrading themselves, to writing pidgin English with all these terrible colloquialisms, the phrasing of which is just, like, embarrassing.
Peaches Geldof

Meaning of "pidgin English" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF PIDGIN ENGLISH

pidgin English play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF PIDGIN ENGLISH

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Pidgin English 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 ENGLISH MEAN IN ENGLISH?

List of English-based pidgins

Pidgin English is a non-specific name used to refer to any of the many pidgin languages derived from English. Pidgins that are spoken as first languages become creoles. English-based pidgins that became stable contact languages, and which have some documentation, include the following: ▪ American Indian Pidgin English ▪ Chinese Pidgin English ▪ Butler English ▪ Hawaiian Pidgin English ▪ Japanese Bamboo English ▪ Japanese Pidgin English ▪ Korean Bamboo English ▪ Kru Pidgin English ▪ Liberian Interior Pidgin English ▪ Micronesian Pidgin English ▪ Nauru Chinese Pidgin English ▪ Papuan Pidgin English ▪ Port Jackson Pidgin English ▪ Queensland Kanaka English ▪ Samoan Plantation Pidgin ▪ Solombala-English ▪ Thai Pidgin English ▪ West African Pidgin English...

Definition of pidgin English in the English dictionary

The definition of pidgin English in the dictionary is a pidgin in which one of the languages involved is English.

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE PIDGIN ENGLISH

picturize
picul
PID
piddle
piddler
piddling
piddlingly
piddly
piddock
pidgin
pidginisation
pidginization
pidginize
pie
pie cart
pie chart
pie dish
pie in the sky
pie plant
pie plate

WORDS THAT END LIKE PIDGIN ENGLISH

American English
basic English
Canadian English
Chinglish
Dalglish
Early English
English
half-English
Hinglish
King´s English
Middle English
Modern English
Old English
Oxford English
polish
queen´s English
Singlish
Spanglish
Standard English
the English
un-English

Synonyms and antonyms of pidgin English in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «pidgin English» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF PIDGIN ENGLISH

Find out the translation of pidgin English to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of pidgin English from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «pidgin English» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

洋泾浜英语
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

pidgin Inglés
570 millions of speakers

English

pidgin English
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

पिडगिन अंग्रेजी
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

لغة مبسطة الإنجليزية
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

пиджин английский
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

pidgin Inglês
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

পিজিন ইংরেজি
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

pigin-english
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Pidgin Bahasa Inggeris
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Pidgin-Englisch
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

ピジン英語
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

피진 영어
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Pidgin Inggris
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

tiếng lóng do người tàu nói
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

Pidgin ஆங்கிலம்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

पिजिन इंग्रजी
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Pidgin ingilizce
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

pidgin english
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

pidgin English
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

піджин англійська
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

Pidgin English
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

Pidgin English
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

pidgin English
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

pidgin engelska
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

pidgin engelsk
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of pidgin English

TRENDS

TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «PIDGIN ENGLISH»

The term «pidgin English» is regularly used and occupies the 73.808 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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Principal search tendencies and common uses of pidgin English
List of principal searches undertaken by users to access our English online dictionary and most widely used expressions with the word «pidgin English».

FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «PIDGIN ENGLISH» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «pidgin English» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «pidgin English» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about pidgin English

EXAMPLES

QUOTES WITH «PIDGIN ENGLISH»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word pidgin English.
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Peaches Geldof
Broadsheets can be scathing. But I have respect for broadsheet journalists because they haven't succumbed to degrading themselves, to writing pidgin English with all these terrible colloquialisms, the phrasing of which is just, like, embarrassing.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «PIDGIN ENGLISH»

Discover the use of pidgin English in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to pidgin English and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Pigeon English
Told in Harri's infectious voice and multicultural slang, Pigeon English follows in the tradition of our great novels of friendship and adventure, as Harri finds wonder, mystery, and danger in his new, ever-expanding world.
Stephen Kelman, 2011
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A Comparative Analysis of Jamaican Creole and Nigerian ...
This book examines some of the similarities and differences which exist between Nigerian Pidgin English and Jamaican Creole. The book also investigates whether these two languages do, in fact have a common origin.
Pamela Odimegwu, 2012
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Pidgin Grammar: An Introduction to the Creole English of Hawai'i
Using examples from local Pidgin literature, University of Hawai'i linguists Sakoda and Siegel explain the origins of Pidgin, its pronunciation and writing system, and its word classes, phrases, and sentences.
Kent Sakoda, Jeff Siegel, 2003
4
Ghanaian Pidgin English in Its West African Context: A ...
The book is accompanied by a CD-ROM which contains illustrative material such as spoken GhaPE and photographs.
Magnus Huber, 1999
5
Nigerian Pidgin: Background and Prospects
Nigerian Pidgin is identified as a language in its own right, with all the characteristics and potentialities of a natural language, its comparatively recent origins nothwithstanding.
Ben Ohiọmamhẹ Elugbe, Augustus Phil Omamor, 1991
6
Pidgin-English Sing-Song; Or, Songs and Stories in the ...
This is a pre-1923 historical reproduction that was curated for quality. Quality assurance was conducted on each of these books in an attempt to remove books with imperfections introduced by the digitization process.
Charles Godfrey Leland, 2009
7
Majunga Tok: Poems in Pidgin English
Majunga Tok: Poems in Pidgin English is the poet's attempt at capturing the speech patterns of ordinary Cameroonians in written form.
Peter W. Vakunta, 2008
8
American Sign Language: A Student Text
For example, in Hawaii, various groups of people with different native languages (e.g. English, Chinese, Japanese) use Hawaiian Pidgin English as one way of communicating with each other. Certain tribes in Venezuela use Pidgin Spanish  ...
Charlotte Baker-Shenk, 1991
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Pidgin and Creole Tense-mood-aspect Systems
For review see: Mark Sebba, in New West Indian Guide / Nieuwe West Indische Gids, vol. 66, no. 3/4 (1992); p. 288-290.
John Victor Singler, 1990
10
Status Change of Languages
The Changing Status of Melanesian Pidgin English Peter Muhlhausler, Gold Coast, Queensland (Australia) 1. Introduction 2. Pidgins and Power 3. Melanesian Pidgin English 3.1. Loyalties Pidgin English 3.2. Micronesian Pidgin English 3.3.
Ulrich Ammon, Marlis Hellinger, 1992

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «PIDGIN ENGLISH»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term pidgin English is used in the context of the following news items.
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Top 3 Languages You Need To Survive On The Streets Of Lagos
The easiest way to get across to an average person on the street of Lagos is Pidgin English. You will be saving yourself a lot of stress if you ... «Information Nigeria, Jul 15»
2
Theater review: 'Classic Radio Theatre' of yesteryear
... also the same problems we have yet to break out of, like women and people of color being regulated to sidekicks or Tonto's pidgin English. «Battle Creek Enquirer, Jul 15»
3
That's one way to deal with nuisance cold callers – talk to them in …
One time I told them in pidgin English: 'Me no speak English, me Welsh.' They got fed up with me and put the phone down. “I also spoke Welsh ... «Express.co.uk, Jul 15»
4
Danielewski's 'The Familiar, Vol. 1' Is Too Much, All at Once
Those who slogged through the thorny pidgin English midsection of David Mitchell's Cloud Atlas (2004) will find this a similar challenge. «PopMatters, Jul 15»
5
WATCH: Gwynedd pensioner scuppers telephone scammers...by …
“One time I told them in pidgin English: 'Me no speak English, me Welsh.' They got fed up with me and put the phone down. “I also spoke Welsh ... «Daily Post North Wales, Jul 15»
6
Today at Fantasia
There's more to Ojuju than just the rapid-fire pidgin English dialogue and discussions of the finer points of quality booty; it's also an intense and ... «Cult MTL, Jul 15»
7
Telecoms adverts are irritating
What is this idea of running adverts in pidgin English at a time when the poor standard of spoken English among our children has become a ... «Graphic Online, Jul 15»
8
Kayce streaming with Too Much
With a catchy chorus and beat, the song is an ideal party song with rhymes delivered in English and Pidgin English. The video for Too Much ... «Graphic Online, Jul 15»
9
Wizkid's Ojuelegba Evolves
Appropriating his mother-tongue and Pidgin English, the track, produced by DJ Rampage, is infused with stronger baselines than any other ... «THISDAY Live, Jul 15»
10
How Do You Speak American? Mostly, Just Make Up Words
Pidgin English was widely used by native tribes to communicate with people of European origin. Enslaved people had brought with them a ... «Atlas Obscura, Jul 15»

REFERENCE
« EDUCALINGO. Pidgin English [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/pidgin-english>. Apr 2024 ».
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