Creole

Redirected from Pidgin

A creole is a language that has been formed by mixing other languages. It is used as a first language.

A pidgin is similar to a creole, but it is not used as a first language, only as a simplified "bridge" language.

Some creole languages

• Antillean Creole (based on French)
• Bahamian Creole (based on English)
• Bajan (based on English)
• Haitian Creole (based on French)
• Jamaican Patois (based on English)
• Louisiana Creole (based on French)
• Mauritian Creole (based on French)
• Papiamento (based on Portuguese)
• Tobagonian Creole (based on English)
• Trinidadian Creole (based on English)