What is "pigeon" language?

"Pigeon" language, often referred to more accurately as 'pidgin' language, is discussed by Andrew Huberman in a conversation with Erich Jarvis. It essentially refers to a hybrid language that emerges when multiple cultures and languages converge in a geographic area. Children growing up in such environments create a new language that incorporates basic elements from the various parent languages spoken at home.

Huberman uses the example from island cultures, possibly Hawaii, where this kind of language development is observed. The resulting pidgin language combines phonemes and words, reflecting a blend of the contributing languages experienced by children during their critical period of language acquisition 1.