English

Proper noun

Pijin

1. A language spoken on the Solomon Islands.

Usage notes

Despite the literal meaning of the word pidgin, the language is instead considered by linguists to be a well developed creole, because a creole is the native language of a group of people, whereas a pidgin has no native speakers, and is a blended, ad-hoc trade language used when two groups of people have no other common language to communicate. Creoles develop from pidgins, and this language is no longer in the pidgin stage.

Translations

See also

• Wiktionary's coverage of Pijin terms

Pijin

Etymology

English pidgin

Proper noun

Pijin

1. Pijin language