The story
- English · derived fromtalk + pidgin or business
- Tok Pisin · borrowed fromTok Pisin
- English todayTok Pisin
Borrowed from Tok Pisin Tok Pisin, from English talk + pidgin or business.
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Today it means: A creole of Indo-European, Malayo-Polynesian and Trans-New Guinean languages (principally English and Kuanua). Full definition →
Borrowed from Tok Pisin Tok Pisin, from English talk + pidgin or business.
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.