pidgin

Example Sentences

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Trying to free herself, she began to write in Hawaiian pidgin, a language she both grew up surrounded by and was told by others — including her mother — to avoid out in the world.

From Los Angeles Times • May 18, 2023

The dialogue in both sections, sprinkled like parsley with pidgin Yiddish and Hebrew prayer, has a secondhand aura that is also unconvincing.

From New York Times • Feb. 16, 2023

There are versions in local pidgin English, Hausa, Kanuri and Fulani.

From Reuters • Sep. 21, 2022

Wale and other lawmakers spoke at length, using a mixture of English, the official language, and the commonly spoken Melanesian pidgin.

From Seattle Times • Dec. 5, 2021

She’s the queen of the code switch, moving between English and pidgin with ease.

From "Clairboyance" by Kristiana Kahakauwila