bigin

Nigerian Pidgin

Etymology

From English begin.

Verb

bigin

1. begin, start

Sranan Tongo

Etymology

From English begin.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈbiɡiŋ/, /ˈbiɡin/, [ˈbiɟiŋ], [ˈbijiŋ]

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