pidginizing
/ˈpɪdʒɪnaɪzɪŋ/
verb
- The process of changing a language into a simplified form that mixes elements from two or more languages, used for basic communication between groups that do not share a common language.
- They are pidginizing their native tongue to communicate with foreign merchants.
- The constant mixing of cultures is pidginizing the island's original language.
- The linguist studied how trade routes were pidginizing the coastal dialects.
adjective
- Relating to or involved in the process of forming a pidgin language.
- Pidginizing forces often arise in multilingual marketplaces.
- The pidginizing stage of language contact is fascinating to study.
- The pidginizing effect of colonization can be seen in many creole languages.