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Pijin
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English
2023 July 7
Etymology
Borrowed from en pis Pijin, from en en pidgin,n 247173 December 2022 from a en cpi - pronunciation of en business.
Pronunciation
en /ˈpɪd͡ʒ(ɪ)n/ RP,GA
en LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-Pijin.wav Southern England
en pidgin
en ɪdʒɪn 2
en Pi jin
Proper noun
In full Solomon Islands Pijin, Solomon Pijin, or Solomons Pijin: a language spoken on the Solomon Islands, which is a form of Melanesian Pidgin.
Usage notes
Despite the literal meaning of the word en pidgin, the language is considered by linguists to be a well developed creole, because a creole is the native language of a group of people whereas a pidgin has no native speakers.
Translations
language spoken on the Solomon Islands, which is a form of Melanesian Pidgin
Chinese:
Mandarin: cmn 皮京語 Píjīngyǔ
Finnish: fi pijin
French: fr Pijin ?
German: de Pijin n
Italian: it lingua pijin f
Japanese: ja ピジン語 ピジンご, Pijingo
Korean: ko 피진어
Macedonian: mk соломо́нски пи́џин m
Pijin: pis Pijin
Polish: pl neosalomoński m
Portuguese: pt pijin, pt língua pijin f
Russian: ru пиджин Соломоновых островов, ru нео-соломоник m, ru соломонский пиджин
Spanish: es pidgin salomonense m, es neosalomonense ?
Swedish: sv pijin ?
Tok Pisin: tpi pisin, tpi Solomon Ailans Pijin, tpi Tok Pisin bilong Solomon
See also
pis
References
Further reading
pis
en Languages Solomon Islands
Pijin
Etymology
From pis en pidgin, from a pis cpi - pronunciation of en business.
Proper noun
pis proper noun
Pijin language
References
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pis Languages