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English
Etymology
From :w:pigeon English|pigeon English, from a Chinese attempt to pronounce the English word business during trades in the :w:Far East|Far East.
Pronunciation
(UK): IPA|/�pɪd�ɪn/, SAMPA|/"pIdZIn/
(US): AHD|pÄjʹÉ�n, IPA|/Ë�pɪdÊ�É�n/, SAMPA|/"pIdZ@n/
Rhymes: Rhymes:English:-ɪd��n|-ɪd��n, Rhymes:English:-ɪd�ɪn|-ɪd�ɪn
Homophones
pigeon
Noun
en-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.
#:Middle English likely began as a pidgin between the Norman invaders and the Anglo-Saxon-speaking (Old English) occupants of Britain. Otherwise, how could they have gotten any business done?
Translations
trans-top|amalgamation of two languages having no native speakers
German: Kauderwelsch n
trans-mid
trans-bottom
Related terms
pidgin English
Pijin
See also
creole
External links
Pidgin English - English Dictionary: from Webster's Dictionary - the Rosetta Edition.
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