bigin

Nigerian Pidgin

Etymology

From English begin.

Verb

bigin

  1. begin, start

Sranan Tongo

Etymology

From English begin.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /biɡiŋ/, /biɡin/, [biɟĩŋ], [bijiŋ]

Verb

bigin

  1. to begin, start

Descendants

  • Aukan: bigin
  • Saramaccan: bigí

Noun

bigin

  1. beginning, start

References

  • Wilner, John, editor (2003-2007), “bigin”, in Languages of Suriname, 5th edition, SIL International, Sranan-English Dictionary
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