KnowraPidginLinked fromLinked fromThe 9 pages that link to Pidgin, each with the reason it gives.All 9Related 1Narrower topic 2Compared with 6Constructed languageCompared with: It can arise rapidly, but its grammar is not deliberately designed.CreolizationCompared with: A pidgin may precede a creole language, but creolization is broader than language formation.Creole languageCompared with: Some creoles develop from pidgins that expand in use and become native languages.Nigerian PidginNarrower topic: Nigerian Pidgin belongs to the wider family of contact languages called pidgins.Tok PisinCompared with: Tok Pisin’s earlier pidgin stages contrast with its present use as a creole and first language.Ian HancockRelated: Distinguishing pidgins from creoles clarifies debates addressed in creole linguistics.SangoCompared with: Sango’s expanded community use distinguishes it from a limited-purpose contact language.Derek BickertonCompared with: Bickerton distinguished pidgins from the richer creoles children could develop.West African Pidgin EnglishNarrower topic: The label captures one type of variety included under this regional umbrella.