PIDGIN AND CREOL LANGUAGE

Pidgin is a language with no native speakers:it is no one’s first language but is a contact language

Creole is often define as a pidgin that has become the first language of a new generation of speakers.

Pidgin	Creole
No native speaker	Native speaker exist mixed language
Mixing of language	Mixed language associated with cultural and often racial mixture
Reduced grammar and vocabulary	Have parents who use pidgin

 

    The origin of pidgin comes from colonialism,trade and slavery. Pidgin language started to develop in areas where the colonists and traders came and settled. At that time pidgin was the lingua franca for trading and a communication tool for slaves.

     Creole is a pidgin development that has had a parent language (mother tounge). Some language are considered creole language in indonesia,among others is the malay language and betawi malay ambon. So,Creole is the result of language contact as well which is the development of a pidgin.

          Examples of Creole languages that still exist and are actively spoken row:

1.Hawaiian Pidgin is spoken in Hawai. This creole is a mix of Portuguese,Hawaian,American English,Cantonese and Japanese language.

2.French based creoles are widely spoken in the carribean ,Indian Ocean.

Subject Pronouns in Baba Malay

I                             Gua

You                        Lu

He/She                  Dia

We                        Gua orang,Kita orang

You                        Lu orang,Lu semua

they                       Dia orang