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Pijin

Syllables: Pi·jin/ˈpɪd͡ʒ(ɪ)n/

Pijin proper noun: in full Solomon Islands Pijin, Solomon Pijin, or Solomons Pijin: a language spoken on the Solomon Islands, which is a form of Melanesian Pidgin.

Proper noun

Pijin

  1. In full Solomon Islands Pijin, Solomon Pijin, or Solomons Pijin: a language spoken on the Solomon Islands, which is a form of Melanesian Pidgin.

Origin of Pijin

Borrowed from Pijin Pijin, from English pidgin, from a Chinese Pidgin English pronunciation of business.

Words that rhyme with Pijin

Questions about Pijin

What does Pijin mean?
Pijin means in full Solomon Islands Pijin, Solomon Pijin, or Solomons Pijin: a language spoken on the Solomon Islands, which is a form of Melanesian Pidgin.
What part of speech is Pijin?
Pijin is a proper noun.
How do you pronounce Pijin?
Pijin is pronounced /ˈpɪd͡ʒ(ɪ)n/ (UK).

Words near Pijin in the dictionary

  1. PIIRS
  2. PIIRSs
  3. PIIS
  4. PIISs
  5. PIJ
  6. Pijin
  7. Pijnacker-Nootdorp
  8. pijon
  9. pijons
  10. PIK
  11. pika

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