pidginized
/ˈpɪdʒɪnaɪzd/
verb
- Past tense of pidginize: simplified or mixed a language to form a pidgin.
- The sailors pidginized their English to communicate with the islanders.
- The colonial administrators pidginized the official language for use in the marketplace.
- She pidginized her French when speaking with the local vendors.
adjective
- Describing a language that has been simplified or mixed into a pidgin form.
- The pidginized version of Portuguese is still spoken in parts of Africa.
- Linguists study pidginized dialects to trace migration patterns.
- The pidginized speech used by the workers was efficient for basic communication.
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