These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'pidgin.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. The widely-used phrase 'long time, no see' first appeared in print in the early 20th century. Piers Marchant, Arkansas Online, As with his totemic travel writing, exotic settings and a flair for adventure invigorate the otherwise workmanlike prose, and the scenes flash with surfer’s lingo, snatches of Hawaiian pidgin and odes to the ocean. Uwagbale Edward-ekpu, Quartz, 23 July 2021 Speaking in a pidgin of French and English, and switching back and forth sometimes within the same sentence, Delphine's story comes out in jagged rambles, which are often heartbreaking. English phrases like long time no see and look-see actually come from Chinese pidgin. Uwagbale Edward-ekpu, Quartz, 23 July 2021 The creoles emerged from a first-contact language or pidgin resulting from the contact between the Portuguese colonizers and the slaves from the kingdom of Benin in Sao Tome. Hawaiian, Nigerian, Chinese, Spanish and even Basque-Icelandic. 2021 This relationship between the Portuguese and Edo people in the region shaped the pidgin spoken in the Niger Delta region today and also-what may be a surprise to many-Portuguese creole. Chinese Pidgin English Watch on Listen closely and your English-knowing ears might light up at the sound of words such as chop-chop (‘to make haste’) amidst the flurry of cutesy clauses. Omar Mamoon, Janelle Bitker, San Francisco Chronicle, 14 Sep. 2021 Japanese immigrants who worked in pineapple fields and on sugarcane plantations introduced their ice-cold kakigori to Hawaii in the late 1800s, where it became known as shave ice in Hawaiian pidgin. The first English trading post in China was established in 1644 (Todd 61). 2022 Ed Sheeran takes over the second verse with lyrics peppered with upbeat pidgin and interlaced with words from Yoruba which forms the lyrics of the original song. are also attempting to challenge the negative stereotypes attached to rock music in this part of the world.Īma Udofa, Rolling Stone, 19 June 2022 But Amazon expects this person to be well connected with the Nigerian film industry, already boasting relationships with top creators, fluency in Nigerian pidgin and one or more indigenous languages.Īlexander Onukwue, Quartz, 11 Apr. While the role of Chinese Pidgin English in the China trade is fairly well-understood (see Baker 1987 Baker & Muhlhausler 1990 Bolton 2003 Ansaldo 2009), the use of pidgin Portuguese is poorly. Recent Examples on the Web With the song - a feel-good tune sung in Nigerian pidgin and blending punk rock, Afrobeats, and folk - Okorocha and Co.
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