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pidgin languages Search catalogue 29493197X
Scope note
Grammatically simplified form of a language, not normally found as a native language but arising out of language contact between speakers who do not share a common language.
Used for
hybrid languages
pidgins
Broader terms
lingua francas
Narrower terms
Camfranglais
creole languages
Fanakalo language
Kituba language
Pidgin English
Pidgin French
Pidgin Portuguese
Subject category
18.08 PIDGINS AND CREOLES
Indexing history
Added 2006. For publications indexed before 2006, see lingua francas.
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