creolization

• creolisation (non-Oxford British spelling)

From creole + -ization.

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ˌkɹiː.əʊ.laɪˈzeɪ.ʃ(ə)n/

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creolization (countable and uncountable, plural creolizations) (American and Oxford British spelling)

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.