Creolization

Pronunciation

• IPA: /ËŒkɹiːəʊ̆laɪˈzeɪʃə̆n/

Alternative forms

• creolisation

Origin

Creole + -ize + -ation

Full definition of creolization

Noun

1. (linguistics) the process of a pidgin rapidly expanding its vocabulary and grammatical rules, ultimately becoming a creole.
2. (Trinidad and Tobago) of Indo-Trinidadians, the process of assimilation into the dominant Creole culture.