![]() Pidgins usually have low prestige with respect to other languages. Pidgins can be changed and do not follow a specific order. ![]() 'Please' in Nigerian Pidgin is 'abeg', from the English 'I beg'. Pidgin is also known as Broken English or just ‘Broken’. Pidgins allow people or a group of people to communicate with each other without having any similarities in language and do not have any rules, as long as both parties are able to understand each other. Fun facts Pidgin (Nigerian) There are over 500 languages spoken in Nigeria, but Pidgin is spoken as a lingua franca across the country, where it is recognised as an official language. A pidgin may be built from words, sounds, or body language from multiple other languages and cultures. A pidgin is not the native language of any speech community, but is instead learned as a second language. ![]() Fundamentally, a pidgin is a simplified means of linguistic communication, as it is constructed impromptu, or by convention, between individuals or groups of people. 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). A pidgin ( /ˈpɪdʒɪn/), or pidgin language, is a simplified language that develops as a means of communication between two or more groups that do not have a language in common.
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