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creolize
[ kree-uh-lahyz ]
verb (used with object)
, cre·o·lized, cre·o·liz·ing.
- to cause (a pidgin or other language) to become a creole language, the evolved native language of a speech community.
verb (used without object)
, cre·o·lized, cre·o·liz·ing.
- to evolve from a pidgin and become a creole language, the evolved native language of a speech community.
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- cre·o·li·za·tion [kree-, uh, -lahy-, zey, -sh, uh, n], noun
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