pidgin

Summary

pidgin is a type of language^[1]. pidgin ranks in the top 3% of type_of_language entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (4,715 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• pidgin's instance of is recorded as type of language^[3].
• pidgin is a type of pidgin or creole^[4].
• pidgin is a type of contact language^[5].
• pidgin is a type of lingua franca^[6].
• pidgin's has cause is recorded as language contact^[7].
• pidgin's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Pidgins^[8].
• pidgin's described by source is recorded as Soziolinguistika Hiztegia^[9].
• pidgin's different from is recorded as Pidgin^[10].
• pidgin's different from is recorded as koiné language^[11].
• pidgin's different from is recorded as creole^[12].
• pidgin's different from is recorded as mixed language^[13].
• pidgin's different from is recorded as lingua franca^[14].
• pidgin's studied by is recorded as sociolinguistics^[15].
• pidgin's exact match is recorded as https://ontology.londisizwe.org/mola#Pidgin^[16].

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Definition and Type

pidgin's instance of is recorded as type of language^[3]. Recorded subclass of include pidgin or creole^[4], contact language^[5], and lingua franca^[6].

Influence

Things named for pidgin include Pidgin^[17], an instant messaging client^[18], founded in 1998^[19].

Why It Matters

pidgin ranks in the top 3% of type_of_language entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (4,715 views/month).^[2] pidgin has Wikipedia articles in 29 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[20] pidgin is known by 57 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[21]

Entities named for pidgin include Pidgin^[17], an instant messaging client^[18], founded in 1998^[19].