Pidgin is a simplified language that develops between two or more groups who do not share a common language, as contrasted to a Creole language, a full language with native speakers, often originating from a Pidgin language.
Pidgin may also refer to:
One of several particular languages commonly called "Pidgin": Betawi language, an Austronesian language native to Jakarta, Indonesia Cameroonian Pidgin English or Kamtok, spoken in the North West and South West of Cameroon Chinook Jargon, a pidgin trade language originating from the Pacific Northwest of North America Liberian English, the Liberian descendant of West African Pidgin English Nigerian Pidgin, a creole language spoken as a lingua franca across Nigeria ...or any of a large number of additional languages, see Pidgin (software), an instant messaging client formerly known as Gaim Pidgin code, a mixture of several programming languages in the same program
See also Melanesian Pidgin (disambiguation)
Broken English (disambiguation) Creole (disambiguation) Pidgeon (disambiguation) Pigeon (disambiguation) Pijon (disambiguation)