"Bislama" meaning in English

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Proper name

IPA: /ˈbɪʃləmɑː/
Etymology: Borrowed from Bislama Bislama, 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. Etymology templates: {{bor|en|bi|Bislama}} Bislama Bislama, {{der|en|fr|bêche-de-mer||sea cucumber}} French bêche-de-mer (“sea cucumber”) Head templates: {{en-proper noun}} Bislama
  1. A creole language spoken on the South Pacific island-nation of Vanuatu, derived from Indo-European (mainly from English) and Oceanic languages. Wikipedia link: Bislama Categories (topical): Languages Synonyms: Beach-la-Mar, Bichelama [dated], Bichelamar Related terms: pidgin Translations (a creole spoken on the South Pacific island-nation of Vanuatu): բիսլամա (bislama) (Armenian), Bislama (Bislama), 比斯拉馬語 (Chinese Mandarin), 比斯拉马语 (Bǐ sī lā mǎ yǔ) (Chinese Mandarin), Bislama [neuter] (Dutch), bislama [neuter] (Faroese), bislama (Finnish), bichelamar [masculine] (French), ბისლამა (bislama) (Georgian), Bislama [neuter] (German), Μπισλάμα (Bisláma) [feminine] (Greek), bislama (Italian), ビスラマ語 (Bisurama-go) (Japanese), bahasa Bislama (Malay), bislama (Portuguese), бислама (bislama) (Russian), bislama [masculine] (Spanish), ภาษาบิสลามา (paasăa bìtlaamaa) (Thai), біслама (bislama) [feminine] (Ukrainian)

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