Pijin

== English == === Etymology === Borrowed from Pijin Pijin, from English pidgin, from a Chinese Pidgin English pronunciation of business. === Pronunciation === (Received Pronunciation, General American) IPA(key): /ˈpɪd͡ʒ(ɪ)n/ Homophone: pidgin Rhymes: -ɪdʒɪn Hyphenation: Pi‧jin === Proper noun === Pijin In full Solomon Islands Pijin, Solomon Pijin, or Solomons Pijin: a language spoken on the Solomon Islands, which is a form of Melanesian Pidgin. ==== Usage notes ==== Despite the literal meaning of the word pidgin, the language is 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. ==== Translations ==== ==== See also ==== Wiktionary’s coverage of Pijin terms === References === === Further reading === Pijin on Wikipedia.Wikipedia Ethnologue entry for Pijin, pis ⁠ == Pijin == === Etymology === From English pidgin, from a Chinese Pidgin English pronunciation of English business. === Proper noun === Pijin Pijin language