In some areas, Pidgin is the particular name for local creoles or pidgins. The term initially referred to Chinese Pidgin English until it was generalized to classify any Pidgin. Another etymology links the word to the English term pigeon which denotes a bird used to transport messages before the advent of modern communication. One theory stipulates that the word was pronounced by the Chinese to mean business. The history of the term pidgin is traced back to 1850 when it came to print. A pidgin language is adopted as a secondary tongue by the groups involved to enable them to engage with each other.
A pidgin language typically features a mix of simplified languages or on the other hand a simplified primary language consisting of other languages' elements. A pidgin language arises when two or more communities which do not share a common language adopt a simplified method of communicating.
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