Bislama (English: /ˈbɪsləmɑː/ BISS-lə-mah; Bislama: [bislaˈma]; also known by its earlier French name, bichelamar [biʃlamaʁ]) is an English-based creole...
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Languages of Vanuatu (section Bislama)
country's three official languages are of foreign origin: English, French, and Bislama, an English-based creole language. Additional languages are also spoken...
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Vanuatu (category Articles containing Bislama-language text)
/vænˈwɑːtuː/ van-WAH-too; Bislama and French pronunciation [vanuatu]), officially the Republic of Vanuatu (French: République de Vanuatu; Bislama: Ripablik blong...
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indigenous people of Vanuatu generally speak English and French, as well as Bislama. The cultural aspects of ni-Vanuatu society have been instilled on the...
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Solomon Islands. It is closely related to Tok Pisin of Papua New Guinea and Bislama of Vanuatu; the three varieties are sometimes considered to be dialects...
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Melanesian pidgin and creole languages such as Tok Pisin of Papua New Guinea or Bislama of Vanuatu, as the usual word for 'child' (of a person or animal); it may...
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language, although it can also be used for other languages including Apma, Bislama and English. The Avoiuli alphabet comprises characters equivalent to the...
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creoles of the region, such as Tok Pisin, Hiri Motu, Solomon Islands Pijin, Bislama, and Papuan Malay. The origin of Melanesians is generally associated with...
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then the response translated again to be understood by the other, though Bislama creole represented an informal bridge between the British and the French...
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English Tok Pisin West African Pidgin English (multiple varieties) Vanuatu Bislama Franglish English-based creoles Macaronic languages World Englishes Smith...
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ABM Galaxy F.C. (category CS1 Bislama-language sources (bi))
Vanuatu Daily Post (in Bislama). Retrieved 2019-06-30. "Wan frenli mo Opening Knockout tede". Vanuatu Daily Post (in Bislama). Retrieved 2019-06-30....
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Yumi, Yumi, Yumi (category Articles containing Bislama-language text)
"Yumi, Yumi, Yumi" (Bislama pronunciation: [ˈjumi ˈjumi ˈjumi]; "We, We, We") is the national anthem of Vanuatu. It was written and composed by François...
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Bamboo English Barikanchi Pidgin Basque–Icelandic pidgin Bimbashi Arabic Bislama (creolized) Bombay Hindi Borgarmålet Bozal Spanish Broken Oghibbeway Broken...
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The flag of Vanuatu (Bislama: flaeg blong Vanuatu) was adopted on 18 February 1980. In 1977 a flag of almost the same colours and symbolism as the future...
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Kanaks primarily spoke their native languages, and, in case of need, used Bislama, an Anglo-Melanesian language whose lexical basis is essentially English...
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Examples of other Melanesian creoles are Unserdeutsch, Solomon Islands Pijin, Bislama, and Papuan Malay. A distinction is often made between the island of New...
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or the colonial languages with indigenous languages, such as Tok Pisin, Bislama, Chavacano, various Malay trade and creole languages, Hawaiian Pidgin,...
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Namba (clothing) (category Bislama words and phrases)
are worn instead. The word is derived from a misinterpreted singular of Bislama nambas, itself a borrowing from Port Sandwich or Rerep na-mbas "penis wrapper"...
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town is most commonly referred to simply as "Vila", whether in French or Bislama [viˈla] or in English /ˈviːlə/ VEE-lə (not like English "villa").[citation...
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Makbed (blong Willum Sekspia). It was the big gun in his campaign to get Bislama, first language of 6,000 inhabitants of the South Pacific islands of Vanuatu...
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Tanna (island) (category Articles containing Bislama-language text)
modern inventions are restricted, the inhabitants wear penis sheaths (Bislama: nambas) and grass skirts, and the children do not go to public school...
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Motto that reads: LONG GOD YUMI STANAP (In Bislama for, "WITH GOD WE STAND", e.g. "In God we trust"). The Bislama "long" is a preposition derived from the...
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ben ben ben Individual Living বাংলা (Bāŋlā) Bangla Bislama bi bis bis bis Individual Living Bislama Language formed from English and Vanuatuan languages...
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native lunar calendar. Scholars write in the native Raga language or in Bislama, using an alphabet named Avoiuli developed by Viraleo and inspired by traditional...
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speakers of Wallisian, Futunian, Tahitian, Javanese, Vietnamese, Chinese, and Bislama. The predominant religion is Christianity; half of the population is Catholic...
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invitation cards for Chay Word of this episode : Hapi betde (Happy Birthday in Bislama) Super Wings helper : Paul, Paul Pet and Badge Note : Sammy, the forklift...
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on copra plantations, and they had to return to traditional kastom (the Bislama language word for customs). In 1941, followers of John Frum rid themselves...
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Parliament of Vanuatu (category Articles containing Bislama-language text)
The Parliament of Vanuatu (Bislama: Palamen blong Vanuatu; French: Parlement du Vanuatu) is the unicameral legislative body of the Republic of Vanuatu...
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Land diving (category Articles containing Bislama-language text)
Land diving (known in the local Saa language as Gol and in Bislama as Nanggol) is a ritual performed by the men of the southern part of Pentecost Island...
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Pentecost Island (category Articles containing Bislama-language text)
Vila. Pentecost Island is known as Pentecôte in French and Pentekos in Bislama. The island was known in its native languages by names such as Vanu Aroaroa...
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