Bislama

bislama bislamá English Alternative forms en Beachlamar Beach-la-Mar Bichelama dated en Bichelamar Etymology en bi Bislama, from en fr bêche-de-mer sea cucumber, referring to sea cucumbers (trepang) that were harvested and dried alongside sandalwood gathering in the mid-19th century. The pidgin that developed among local labourers, traders and English-speaking overseers became known by the name of this trade item. The term evolved from referring to the commodity to the trade language itself. Pronunciation en /ˈbisləmaː/ GA en /ˈbɪʃləmɑː/ RP en LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-Bislama.wav Southern England Proper noun A creole language spoken on the South Pacific island-nation of Vanuatu, derived from Indo-European (mainly from English) and Oceanic languages. Descendants nl Bislama 1 1 Translations a creole spoken on the South Pacific island-nation of Vanuatu Arabic: ar Armenian: hy բիսլամա Bislama: bi Bislama, bi Bislaman archaic Central Bikol: bcl Bislama Cherokee: chr ᏈᏍᎳᎹ Chinese: Mandarin: cmn 比斯拉馬語 Bǐsīlāmǎyǔ Dutch: nl Bislama n Faroese: fo bislama n Finnish: fi bislama French: fr bichelamar m Georgian: ka ბისლამა German: de Bislama n Greek: el Μπισλάμα f Hindi: hi Irish: ga Bioslaimis f Italian: it bislama Japanese: ja ビスラマ語 Bisurama-go Malay: ms bahasa Bislama Portuguese: pt bislama, pt bislamá m Russian: ru бислама Spanish: es bislama m Swahili: sw Tagalog: tl Bislama Thai: th ภาษาบิสลามา paasăa bìtlaamaa Turkish: tr Bislama Ukrainian: uk біслама f bislama See also bi bi en pidgin Further reading 1 bi bis bis Anagrams en aabilms Baalism sambali en Melanesia Languages Vanuatu Bislama Alternative forms bi Bislaman archaic Etymology From bi fr bêche-de-mer sea cucumber, referring to sea cucumbers/trepang that were harvested and dried alongside sandalwood gathering in the mid-19th century. The pidgin that developed among local labourers, traders and English-speaking overseers became known by the name of this trade item. The term evolved from referring to the commodity to the trade language itself. bi besdemea<t:sea cucumber>. Proper noun bi proper noun Bislama creole spoken on Vanuatu bi Bislama i joenem kantri blong yumi we i gat fulap defren lanwis. Bislama unites our country which has many different languages. bi by extension any Melanesian pidgin or creole bi Bislama blong Papua Niugini Tok Pisin "Bislama" of Papua New Guinea bi Bislama blong Solomon Solomon Islands Pijin "Bislama" of Solomon Islands Usage notes The word originally referred to the sea cucumber (bi besdemea) that underpinned a significant 19th-century trade. The pidgin language that developed among traders, plantation workers and ni-Vanuatu became known by this name. Today, bi Bislama refers exclusively to the language, while bi besdemea is used for the sea creature. Derived terms bi Bislama blong Franis<pos:Bislama word of French origin> Bislama blong Papua Niugini<t:Tok Pisin> Bislama blong Solomon<t:Solomon Islands Pijin> Verb bi verb to speak Bislama bi Man Fiji, mi mestem nao mi Bislama long hem. S/he's Fijian, [but] I made a mistake and spoke Bislama to him. Related terms bi besdemea<t:sea cucumber><qq:original referent> Descendants en Bislama 1 References 51 bi Languages Melanesia Vanuatu Dutch Etymology Probably borrowed from nl en Bislama, from nl bi Bislama, from nl fr bêche-de-mer sea cucumber. Pronunciation nl /ˈbɪs.laː.maː/ nl Nl-Bislama.ogg nl Bis la ma Proper noun n the en Bislama language from 1980s nl Languages Vanuatu