Pidgin refers to a type of languages that develop as a means of communication between people speaking two different languages, and there being no dominant language which can become a means of communication. Pidgin is used primarily for the purpose of conducting business between people that speak different native languages.
Pidgin forms out of words borrowed from both the original languages. It has limited vucabulary and simple sentence structure. Pidgin language is not used as native language by any one as native language. It is used only as means of communication for conducting business between people speaking different native languages.
A pidgin language can sometimes can develop into very widely used used language, which is taught by people to their children as a native language. A native language thus evolved out of a pidgin is called a creole.
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