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Bislama - The Pidgin English Language of Vanuatu

Languages in Vanuatu

Bislama

• It is spoken by 90% of the population today.
• In the past this language was described as 3

History of Bislama

• Around 1800 it was used as a common language on many ships.
• After 1860 Vanuatu people worked in Australian 4
• After 1950 people moved to the 5

Description of Bislama

General

• Bislama should be called a 6 ' pidgin.

Vocabulary

• Most words come from English.
• Words such as “from” may have more 7 in Bislama.
• Less than 10% of words are of 8
• Pacific words describe the natural world and also local 9

Grammar

• It is based on Vanuatu languages.
• The word “long” acts as an important 10 in Bislama.