Pidgin is a simplified language that develops between two or more groups who do not share a common language, as contrasted to a Creole language, a full language with native speakers, often originating from a Pidgin language.
Pidgin may also refer to:
- One of several particular languages commonly called "Pidgin":
- Betawi language, an Austronesian language native to Jakarta, Indonesia
- Cameroonian Pidgin English or Kamtok, spoken in the North West and South West of Cameroon
- Chinook Jargon, a pidgin trade language originating from the Pacific Northwest of North America
- Liberian English, the Liberian descendant of West African Pidgin English
- Nigerian Pidgin, a creole language spoken as a lingua franca across Nigeria
- ...or any of a large number of additional languages, see
- Pidgin (software), an instant messaging client formerly known as Gaim
- Pidgin code, a mixture of several programming languages in the same program
See also