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

"I can't relate with the message in Afrobeats but it's entertaining, I love the rhythm, the pidgin accent and I find them genuinely cultural - you can tell this is distinctly African."

From BBC • Feb. 22, 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

“It is time that this suffering ends for us all. This is what brought me here,” he said in pidgin English.

From Reuters • Oct. 5, 2021

There are the German tourists who are so touched by my pidgin “Wilkommen” and “Ist alles gut?” that they actually tip.

From "Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in America" by Barbara Ehrenreich