- Melanesian Pidgin English
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Neo-Melanesian.
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Melanesian Pidgin English
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Melanesian Pidgin English — Neo Melanesian … Useful english 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 — (пиджин инглиш | Pidgin english) Смешанный язык, употребляемый в портах Дальнего Востока носителями различных языков в их общении с европейцами; является китайским по своей грамматической структуре и английским по своему словарю. прим. В… … Пятиязычный словарь лингвистических терминов
Nauruan Pidgin English — Spoken in Nauru Native speakers Language family English based pidgin Language codes … Wikipedia
Melanesian pidgin — /mɛləˌniʒən ˈpɪdʒən/ (say meluh.neezhuhn pijuhn) noun any of the English based Melanesian pidgins (more strictly creoles) spoken in Melanesia and Papua New Guinea, such as Tok Pisin, Bislama and Pijin; Neo Melanesian …
pidgin — /pij euhn/, n. 1. an auxiliary language that has come into existence through the attempts by the speakers of two different languages to communicate and that is primarily a simplified form of one of the languages, with a reduced vocabulary and… … Universalium
Melanesian pidgins — ▪ language English based pidgins (pidgin) that are used widely in Melanesia (Melanesian culture); in some areas they have evolved into expanded pidgins, having become local vernaculars comparable to the creoles (creole languages) spoken in… … Universalium
English language — Language belonging to the Germanic languages branch of the Indo European language family, widely spoken on six continents. The primary language of the U.S., Britain, Canada, Australia, Ireland, New Zealand, and various Caribbean and Pacific… … Universalium
neo-melanesian — |nē(ˌ)ō+ noun Usage: often capitalized N & capitalized M Etymology: ne + melanesian : an English based pidgin language used in New Guinea and the Solomon islands … Useful english dictionary
Neo-Melanesian — /nee oh mel euh nee zheuhn, sheuhn/, n. a pidgin language based on English and spoken in Melanesia, New Guinea, and NE Australia. Also called Beach la mar, bêche de mer. [1960 65] * * * … Universalium
