- Chinese Pidgin English
- ISO 639-3 Code : cpiISO 639-2/B Code : -ISO 639-2/T Code : -ISO 639-1 Code : -Scope : IndividualLanguage Type : Living
Names of Languages ISO 639-3 . 2013.
Chinese Pidgin English
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Chinese Pidgin English — Spoken in China Native speakers Extinct (in China) Possibly evolved into Chinglish, and into English loanwords in Chinese dialects (date missing) Language family En … Wikipedia
Chinese Pidgin English — ▪ language a modified form of English (English language) used as a trade language between the British and the Chinese, first in Canton, China, and later in other Chinese trade centres (e.g., Shanghai). Although some scholars speculate that… … Universalium
Chinese-ordered English — (COE) is the use of English words to represent the meaning of Chinese phrases and sentences that maintains the word order (syntax) of the original Chinese. COE was conceived as a technique by the Confucius Institute at Michigan State University… … Wikipedia
Pidgin English — is a non specific name used to refer to any of the many pidgin languages derived from English. English based pidgins include: *American Indian Pidgin English *Bislama (Vanuatu Pidgin English) *Broome Pidgin English *Cameroonian Pidgin English… … Wikipedia
pidgin English — pidg′in (or Pidg′in) Eng′lish n. 1) peo Chinese Pidgin English 2) peo any of various other pidgins with lexicons taken primarily from English, as Bislama and New Guinea Pidgin • Etymology: 1820–30; pidgin, pigeon < Chin Pidgin E: business,… … From formal English to slang
pidgin English — noun Usage: often capitalized P Etymology: Chinese Pidgin English pidgin business Date: 1859 an English based pidgin; especially one originally used in parts of east Asia … New Collegiate Dictionary
pidgin English — n. [see PIDGIN] 1. a simplified form of English used by certain peoples of E Asia and the South Pacific in dealing with foreigners: there are two forms, Chinese pidgin and Melanesian pidgin, the former based on the syntax of Chinese, the latter… … English World dictionary
pidgin english — noun Usage: usually capitalized P&E Etymology: pidgin from Pidgin English, business modification of English business : an English based pidgin originally used in Chinese ports * * * 1. a pidgin language based on English formerly used in commerce… … Useful english dictionary
pidgin English — 1. a pidgin language based on English formerly used in commerce in Chinese ports. 2. a similar language used in other areas, such as Papua New Guinea (where it has semiofficial status) and parts of West Africa. Also, Pidgin English. [1820 30;… … Universalium
Nauruan Pidgin English — Spoken in Nauru Native speakers Language family English based pidgin Language codes … Wikipedia
