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

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

He said the job had required creativity because many words found in English versions of the Bible had no exact equivalent in pidgin.

From Reuters • Jul. 14, 2021

But the effect is as vivid as the sassy, strong-willed narrator’s pidgin.

From New York Times • Feb. 28, 2020

So there was no more unavoidable delay in the bathroom, and it wasn’t long before we were all speaking at least a pidgin variety of French and German.

From "Cheaper by the Dozen" by Frank B. Gilbreth Jr. and Ernestine Gilbreth Carey