Definitions
American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
- n. A pidgin based on English and spoken in Papua New Guinea.
Wiktionary
- n. A creole of Indo-European, Malayo-Polynesian and Trans-New-Guinean languages (principally English and Kuanua); one of the official languages of Papua New Guinea.
Etymologies
- Tok Pisin, ultimately from English talk + pidgin or business (Wiktionary)
- Pidgin English, from English talk + English pidgin. (American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition)
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