7/19/2023 0 Comments Learn pidgin english![]() ![]() There is no unified standard or orthography. Nigerian Pidgin English, which, though not being considered a Creole, also has native speakers, is a mixed language drawing from English and different African languages. As opposed to the Creole (see Haitian Creole), the Pidgin is usually not anyone's primary language (so its users have their native tongue to fall back on for in-group communication), but when it becomes a native language for its speakers it is called a Creole. ![]() The outcome of such a process may be a Pidgin or a Creole. As a result thereof, the language in question may undergo drastic changes and result in an entirely new language. In many cases where peoples of different linguistic groups come need to communicate, they use a third language (or material of a third language), in which they have some competence. A Pidgin (and also a Creole) is a language variety used for interethnic contact.
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