Pidgins

A pidgin is a simplified form of language that develops as a means of communication between two or more groups that do not have a language in common.

Typically arising in situations of trade, colonization, or migration, pidgins are used to facilitate basic communication and are not native to any speech community.

They have limited vocabulary, simplified grammar, and are generally not as complex as natural languages.

Pidgins are functional and pragmatic, designed to serve specific communicative needs.

Over time, if a pidgin becomes stable and is learned as a first language by children in a community, it may evolve into a creole, which is a fully developed language.