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Bislama | Bislamach

Bislama meaning

A creole language spoken on the South Pacific island-nation of Vanuatu, derived from Indo-European (mainly from English) and Oceanic languages.

Using Bislama

  • The main meaning on this page is: A creole language spoken on the South Pacific island-nation of Vanuatu, derived from Indo-European (mainly from English) and Oceanic languages.
  • In the example corpus, bislama often appears in combinations such as: bislama is.

Context around Bislama

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 22.5 words
  • Position in the sentence: 1 start, 1 middle, 0 end
  • Sentence types: 2 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Often before:

vocabulary 1×

Sentence patterns with Bislama

These short patterns come directly from the example sentences and show how the word is often embedded:

bislama is a 1× english vocabulary bislama is the 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

bislama is a 1× essentially combining a 1×

Common sentence endings:

a second language 1× in urban areas 1×

Words around Bislama

Just before it in the word index:

bisky 2 biskupski 3 biskupic 3 biskupiak 2 biskup 5 biskra 2

Just after it in the word index:

bislamach 2 bisler 2 bisley 11 bisma 2 bismack 3 bismah 4

Similar in corpus frequency:

aabb 4 aabria 4 aacha 4 aacta 4 aadu 4 aafmaa 4

Corpus analysis for Bislama

  • In this selection, "bislama" usually appears near the start of the sentence. The average example has 22.5 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, vocabulary stand out and add context to how "bislama" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include bislama is a and english vocabulary bislama is the. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "bislama" sits close to words such as aabb, aabria and aacha, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with bislama

The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:

Short example sentences

Bislama is a pidgin language, and now a creole in urban areas. (12 words)

Essentially combining a typically Melanesian grammar with a mostly English vocabulary, Bislama is the only language that can be understood and spoken by the majority of Vanuatu's population as a second language. (33 words)

Longer example sentences

Essentially combining a typically Melanesian grammar with a mostly English vocabulary, Bislama is the only language that can be understood and spoken by the majority of Vanuatu's population as a second language. (33 words)

Bislama is a pidgin language, and now a creole in urban areas. (12 words)

Example sentences (2)

Bislama is a pidgin language, and now a creole in urban areas.

Essentially combining a typically Melanesian grammar with a mostly English vocabulary, Bislama is the only language that can be understood and spoken by the majority of Vanuatu's population as a second language.

Common combinations with bislama

These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:

  • bislama is 2×

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "bislama" in a sentence?
An example: "Bislama is a pidgin language, and now a creole in urban areas." This page contains 2 example sentences with the word "bislama" from authentic English texts.
What does "bislama" mean?
Bislama means: A creole language spoken on the South Pacific island-nation of Vanuatu, derived from Indo-European (mainly from English) and Oceanic languages.
How many example sentences with "bislama" are there?
Voorbeeldzinnen.info contains 2 example sentences with "bislama", drawn from a database of millions of English sentences.