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- proper noun A
language spoken on theSolomon Islands .
Etymologies
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Examples
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Journalist: What else did you take out of, I know it was in Pijin, but I hope someone gave you a running translation, out of the Prime
Transcript - Parliamentary Secretary for Pacific Island Affairs - The Hon Duncan Kerr MP 2008
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Pijin kitteh was almoast reddy to pounce, ten teh earfkwake happened an swallowd kitteh up teh enn
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"Oh, you can speak it well enough," replied Ned, as our friend said this in "Pijin English," implying that although he could manage a little of our language he was not a first-rater at it.
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(Solomon Islands) [to a friend] Halo fren Pijin (Solomon Islands) [to a friend] Halo mafren
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[Pidgin English, see Nigerian Pidgin, Pijin and Tok Pisin]
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I’ve got rough Pijin so I followed it pretty well.
Transcript - Parliamentary Secretary for Pacific Island Affairs - The Hon Duncan Kerr MP 2008
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[Pidgin English, see Nigerian Pidgin, Pijin and Tok Pisin] Pijin (Solomon Islands) [to one person] Halo Pijin (Solomon Islands) [to two people] Halo tufala Pijin (Solomon Islands) [to three people] Halo trifala Pijin (Solomon Islands) [to more than three] Halo olketa Pijin
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