Pidgin and Creole languages develop as simplified means of communication between groups that do not share a common language. There are several theories about the origins of the term "pidgin," including that it derived from a Chinese pronunciation of "business" or the English word "pigeon." Pidgins formed in colonial contexts, like the Caribbean and Pacific, to facilitate trade and labor between European colonizers and local populations. They have simplified grammar and vocabulary compared to their source languages and serve restricted functions with low prestige.

1. Pidgin and CreoleTatiana AvilaSandra CabreraMagdalena MendezThomas Youman

3. EtymologyTheorigin of Pidgin isuncertain. There are 3 possiblesourcesfromwhichitmayhaveappeared. A Chinese mispronunciation of the English word business洋涇濱.English pigeon, a bird sometimes used for carrying brief written messages, especially in times prior to modern telecommunications.From Hebrew pidjom meaning “trade or exchange”

4. Pidgin definitionSimplified language made up of parts of two or more languages, used as a communication tool between speakers whose native languages are different.

5. Types of pidginsCaribbean:result of colonialism.HaitianKreyolJamaican PatoisPapiamento Pacific: Melanesianpidgins mayhaveoriginated off their home islands, in the 19th centurywhentheislanderswereabductedforindenturedlabour. HawaiianPitcairnese

6. Sabir: common pidgin in theSouthwesternports of theMediterranean

7. Reasonwhy Pidgins developIn the 19th Century, Africanslaveswerebroughtto North Americatoworkonplantationsand mixedwithothercommunities, so theycoudn’tcommunicate.Tocommunicatewithpeers and bossestheyformed a language in whichtheycouldcommunicatePidgins alsoarosebecause of colonialization.

8. On sea-coasts in multilingualcontexts, pidgins develop as language of trade.Thereisalways a dominantlanguagewichcontributesmosttothevocabulary of pidgin; itiscalledthesuperstratelanguage. Theminoritylanguageorlanguages are calledsubstratelanguage(s).

9. PIDGIN CHARACTERISTICSItisused in restricteddomains and functionsIt has simplifiedstructuredcomparedtothesourcelanguagesItgenerally has lowprestige, and attractsnegativeattitudes – especiallyfrom outsiders.