| Definitions | | Bislama |
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proper noun
- A creole spoken on the South Pacific island-nation of Vanuatu, derived from Indo-European and Malay languages.
Translations: - Dutch:
- French: bichelamar
- German: Bislamisch
- Italian: bislama
- Spanish: bislama
Etymology: A loanword from the Bislama language, from French bíche 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.
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