These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'pidgin.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Piers Marchant, Arkansas Online, As with his totemic travel writing, exotic settings and a flair for adventure invigorate the otherwise workmanlike prose, and the scenes flash with surfer’s lingo, snatches of Hawaiian pidgin and odes to the ocean. We dont have any lexicons for this language yet. Add a video Chinese Pidgin English Lexicons Dictionaries and phrase books archived by Wikitongues or made available on the Living Dictionaries app. We dont have any videos for this language yet. Dim sum comes in a wide range of flavors, including meats, vegetables, cakes, and pastries. Chinese Pidgin English Videos These videos were recoded by volunteers from around the world. Dim sum is tiny appetizer-style meals served at Chinese restaurants for breakfast. It means to touch the heart, presumably because of the modest, appealing nature of the food. Uwagbale Edward-ekpu, Quartz, 23 July 2021 Speaking in a pidgin of French and English, and switching back and forth sometimes within the same sentence, Delphine's story comes out in jagged rambles, which are often heartbreaking. Dim sum, a Chinese word in English is derived from din xn. Uwagbale Edward-ekpu, Quartz, 23 July 2021 The creoles emerged from a first-contact language or pidgin resulting from the contact between the Portuguese colonizers and the slaves from the kingdom of Benin in Sao Tome. 2021 This relationship between the Portuguese and Edo people in the region shaped the pidgin spoken in the Niger Delta region today and also-what may be a surprise to many-Portuguese creole. Omar Mamoon, Janelle Bitker, San Francisco Chronicle, 14 Sep. 2021 Japanese immigrants who worked in pineapple fields and on sugarcane plantations introduced their ice-cold kakigori to Hawaii in the late 1800s, where it became known as shave ice in Hawaiian pidgin. 2022 Ed Sheeran takes over the second verse with lyrics peppered with upbeat pidgin and interlaced with words from Yoruba which forms the lyrics of the original song. are also attempting to challenge the negative stereotypes attached to rock music in this part of the world.Īma Udofa, Rolling Stone, 19 June 2022 But Amazon expects this person to be well connected with the Nigerian film industry, already boasting relationships with top creators, fluency in Nigerian pidgin and one or more indigenous languages.Īlexander Onukwue, Quartz, 11 Apr. Recent Examples on the Web With the song - a feel-good tune sung in Nigerian pidgin and blending punk rock, Afrobeats, and folk - Okorocha and Co.
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