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bigin

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Nigerian Pidgin

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Etymology

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From English begin.

Verb

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bigin

  1. begin, start

Sranan Tongo

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Etymology

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From English begin.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /biˈɡiŋ/, /biˈɡin/, [biˈɟiŋ], [biˈjiŋ]

Verb

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bigin

  1. to begin, start

Descendants

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  • Aukan: bigin
  • Saramaccan: bigí

Noun

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bigin

  1. beginning, start

References

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