pidgin
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At the time, one Nigerian man told BBC Pidgin: "It is not okay because we are blacks, we are brothers... everybody comes here just to survive."
From BBC • May 3, 2026
My editor appreciated the authenticity right from the start, including the nuanced Hawaiian Pidgin English some of my characters speak, and the value-added glossary I provided at the end.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 17, 2025
Ms Abubakar, mother to a newborn baby, told BBC Pidgin that her struggles had taken her mind to dark places.
From BBC • Feb. 29, 2024
The former farmers market stand and pop-up/events business is currently transitioning to become a worker-owned co-op named Pidgin.
From Seattle Times • Jan. 30, 2024
Instead of standard English, everyone spoke Hawaiian Pidgin, a language mash-up created by Hawaiians and early Chinese, Filipino, Japanese, and American immigrants.
From "Boots on the Ground: America's War in Vietnam" by Elizabeth Partridge
Vocabulary lists containing pidgin
Vivacious Vernacular: Words About Slang
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Human Geography - Middle School
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