Pidgin vs. Creole

Pidginnoun

(linguistics) an amalgamation of two disparate languages, used by two populations having no common language as a lingua franca to communicate with each other, lacking formalized grammar and having a small, utilitarian vocabulary and no native speakers.

Creolenoun

(linguistics) A lect formed from two or more languages which has developed from a pidgin to become a first language.

Pidginnoun

an artificial language used for trade between speakers of different languages

Creolenoun

One born of European parents in the American colonies of France or Spain or in the States which were once such colonies, esp. a person of French or Spanish descent, who is a native inhabitant of Louisiana, or one of the States adjoining, bordering on the Gulf of of Mexico.

Pidginnoun

a grammatically simplified form of a language, typically English, Dutch, or Portuguese, some elements of which are taken from local languages, used for communication between people not sharing a common language.

Creoleadjective

Of or pertaining to a Creole or the Creoles.

Pidginnoun

another term for Tok Pisin

Creolenoun

a person of European descent born in the West Indies or Latin America

Pidginnoun

denoting a simplified form of a language, especially as used by a non-native speaker

‘we exchanged greetings, communicating in pidgin Spanish’;

Creolenoun

a person descended from French ancestors in southern United States (especially Louisiana)

Pidgin

A pidgin , or pidgin language, is a grammatically simplified means of communication that develops between two or more groups that do not have a language in common: typically, its vocabulary and grammar are limited and often drawn from several languages. It is most commonly employed in situations such as trade, or where both groups speak languages different from the language of the country in which they reside (but where there is no common language between the groups).

Creolenoun

a mother tongue that originates from contact between two languages

Creoleadjective

of or relating to a language that arises from contact between two other languages and has features of both;

‘Creole grammars’;

Creoleadjective

of or relating to or characteristic of native-born persons of French descent in Louisiana;

‘Creole cooking’;

Creolenoun

a person of mixed European and black descent, especially in the Caribbean.

Creolenoun

a descendant of Spanish or other European settlers in the Caribbean or Central or South America.

Creolenoun

a white descendant of French settlers in Louisiana and other parts of the southern US.

Creolenoun

a mother tongue formed from the contact of a European language (especially English, French, Spanish, or Portuguese) with local languages (especially African languages spoken by slaves in the West Indies)

‘a Portuguese-based Creole’;

Creoleadjective

relating to a Creole or Creoles

‘research on pidgin and Creole languages’; ‘a restaurant serving both international and Creole cuisine’;