see|bislama
English
wikipedia
Alternative spellings
(dated) Beach-la-Mar
(dated) Bichelama
Etymology
A loanword from the Bislama language, from French bêche de mer �sea cucumber�. In the mid-nineteenth century, sea cucumbers were harvested and dried at the same time that sandalwood was gathered. The name came to be associated with the kind of pidgin speech that was used by the local laborers between themselves, as well as their English-speaking overseers.
Pronunciation
IPA|/bɪsl�m�/
Proper noun
en-proper noun
- A creole spoken on the South Pacific island-nation of Vanuatu, derived from Indo-European and Malay languages.
Translations
Bislama: #Bislama|Bislama
Dutch: #Dutch|Bislama
French: bichelamar m
German: Bislamisch n
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Italian: bislama
Malay: bahasa Bislama
Russian: би�лама
Spanish: bislama m
Thai: THchar|ภาษา�ิสลามา (paas�a bìtlaamaa)
See also
interwiktionary|code=bi
:Category:Bislama language
pidgin
External links
ethnologue|code=bis
Bislama edition of Wikipedia
Bislama
Proper noun
Bislama
- the #English|Bislama language
Category:Bislama language|*
Category:Languages
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