When people need to communicate even if there is no common ground, they need to find and develop some simplified communication system to interact. This presents us with a pidgin. A pidgin appears for communication between two or more social groups. There is a dominant language and a less dominant language. A pidgin is not intended for learning but rather is used as a bridge to connect people with different linguistic backgrounds. The least dominant language is the one that develops this “restricted language” known as pidgin. In historical times, pidgins appeared when, in colonial times, there were situations where officials, traders, sailors and workers had to interact with each other and with the natives of a region with which they came into contact with. (ref) They were all part of different linguistic traditions. There was no common language. (Mesthrie, R. 2005, 279-315) these languages ​​were limited within a certain limit because they served defined purposes in a geographical area, mainly basic communication with the natives. The mixture of languages ​​was the element which made it possible to simplify the use of the communication system. Pidgins have low prestige and negative associations, particularly from outsiders (Mesthrie, R. 2005, 279-315). Pidgins are generally characterized as restricted and extensive (2021 Census and Ethnologue). There are different levels of pidgins. Jargon is an unstable structure with a limited vocabulary. A stable pidgin is a recognizable structure; he has a fairly developed vocabulary but limited to certain areas. An expanded structure reaches a sophisticated level and vocabulary and begins to expand usage, creolization begins. And there is Creole which is a language in its own right which develops... middle of paper... its own identity and culture by which South Africans across the country live proudly. References Campbell, GL 1991. Compendium of World Languages, Vol. 1 - 2. London and New York: Routledge. Grimes, BF, ed. 1992. Ethnologue, Languages ​​of the world. Dallas, TX: Summer Institute of Linguistics. Ponelis, Fritz. 1993. The development of Afrikaans. Frankfurt am Main, Germany: Verlag Peter Lang. Reberge, Paul T. 1994. The formation of Afrikaans. Stellenbosch, South Africa: SPIL PLUS.Geography.about.com/od/southafricamaps/a/Afrikaners.htmHolmes, J. 1992. An introduction to sociolinguistics. London: Longman.Hudson, R. 1980. Sociolinguistics. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. Mesthrie, R.; J Swann; A, Deumert and W, Leap (eds.) Introducing Sociolinguistics. Edinburgh: Edinburgh University Press. Pp 279-315. 2021 Census and Ethnologue.