Bislama


Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
Bislama /ˈbɪʃləˌmɑː/ (also Beach-la-mar or Bêche-de-mer)
noun an English-based pidgin language used as the national language of Vanuatu, where it shares official status with English and French.
– origin alt. of Port. bicho do mar ‘sea cucumber’ (traded as a commodity, the word later being applied to the language of trade).
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