pidgin
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/ˈpɪdʒɪn/
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/ˈpɪdʒɪn/
A mix of two languages, often English, with a limited vocabulary, used for communication between people who speak different languages.
We used a pidgin language to communicate with the locals.
私たちはピジン語を使って現地人とコミュニケーションを取りました。
A Creole language based on English, spoken in Papua New Guinea.
The people in Papua New Guinea speak a pidgin called Tok Pisin.
パプアニューギニアの人々は、トークピシンと呼ばれるピジン語を話します。
A simplified way of speaking a language, often used by people who are not fluent or when speaking to someone who doesn't speak the language well.
I tried to explain the concept in pidgin English so they could understand.
彼らが理解できるように、ピジン英語で概念を説明しようとしました。