Bislama

Bislama is a Melanesian creole language, one of the official languages of Vanuatu. It is the first language of many of the "Urban ni-Vanuatu" (those who live in Port Vila and Luganville), and the second language of the rest of the country's residents.

Related Topics:
Melanesia - Creole language - Vanuatu - Port Vila - Luganville

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Bislama is a mixture of words from English, French, and various North, Central, and South Vanuatu languages, with a syntax most resembling a Vanuatu language.

Related Topics:
English - French - North, Central - South Vanuatu languages

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Bislama is closely related to Tok Pisin of Papua New Guinea, Pijin of the Solomon Islands, and Broken of the Torres Strait in Australia.

Related Topics:
Tok Pisin - Papua New Guinea - Pijin - Solomon Islands - Broken - Torres Strait - Australia

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"Yumi, Yumi, Yumi", the Vanuatu national anthem, is in Bislama.

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