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Welcome to the '''Bislama''' learning page!
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Enjoy your learning journey with Polyglot Club! 😊
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==Facts about Bislama ==
==Facts about Bislama ==
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*'''Language code (ISO 639-3)''': <code>bis</code>
*'''Language code (ISO 639-3)''': <code>bis</code>
*'''Autonyms''' (''how to write "Bislama" in Bislama''): <code>Bislama</code>
*'''Autonyms''' (''how to write "Bislama" in Bislama''): <code>Bislama</code>
*'''Other names for "Bislama"''': <code>Bichelamar</code>
*'''Other names for "Bislama"''': <code>Bichelamar</code>
*'''The Bislama language is spoken in''': <code>Vanuatu</code>
*'''The Bislama language is spoken in''': <code>Vanuatu</code>
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Bichelamar, also called bichlamar or bislama (autonym: bislama, /bislaˈma/), is an English lexical-based Creole, spoken in Vanuatu (old New Hebrides).
It is the lingua franca of this archipelago which also has around 130 vernacular languages. Since its independence in 1980, it has also been one of the three official languages of the Republic of Vanuatu, on par with French and English.
==Dictionaries==
<span class="jb">•</span> [https://www.bislama.org/translate Bislama.org]: Bislama-English dictionary
<span class="jb">•</span> [https://www.bislama.org/images/dictionary/BislamaSpellingDictionary-BI-EN-v1.1.pdf Bislama-English dictionary] <span class="k">[PDF]</span>
<span class="jb">•</span> [https://www.bislama.org/images/dictionary/BislamaSpellingDictionary-EN-BI-v1.1.pdf English-Bislama dictionary] <span class="k">[PDF]</span>
<span class="jb">•</span> [http://www.pentecostisland.net/languages/bislama/guide.htm The languages of Pentecost Island]: introduction to Bislama
<span class="jb">•</span> [http://www.pentecostisland.net/languages/bislama/bislamatoenglish.pdf Bislama-English dictionary] <span class="k">[PDF]</span>
<span class="jb">•</span> [http://www.pentecostisland.net/languages/bislama/englishtobislama.pdf English-Bislama dictionary] <span class="k">[PDF]</span>
<span class="jb">•</span> [https://www.academia.edu/13207079 Bislama Dictionary] by András Rajki (2008)
<span class="jb">•</span> [https://www.persee.fr/doc/jso_0300-953x_1984_num_40_78_2540 Les noms des plantes en bichlamar]: <span class="x">origines, formations et déterminations botaniques</span>, by Pierre Cabalion, in ''Journal de la Société des océanistes'' (1984)
*Sources: https://www.lexilogos.com/english/bislama_dictionary.htm
==Free Bislama Lessons==
==Free Bislama Lessons==


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== Last Lessons ==
[[Language/Bislama/Culture/Vanuatu-Timeline|Vanuatu Timeline]] — [[Language/Bislama/Grammar/Questions|Questions]] — [[Language/Bislama/Grammar/Personal-pronouns|Personal pronouns]] — [[Language/Bislama/Vocabulary/Time|Time]] — [[Language/Bislama/Vocabulary/Geometry|Geometry]] — [[Language/Bislama/Vocabulary/Colors|Colors]] — [[Language/Bislama/Vocabulary/Sports,-Games-and-Hobbies|Sports, Games and Hobbies]] — [[Language/Bislama/Vocabulary/Clothes|Clothes]] — [[Language/Bislama/Vocabulary/Medical-Terms|Medical Terms]] — [[Language/Bislama/Vocabulary/Body-parts|Body parts]] — [[Language/Bislama/Vocabulary/vegetables|vegetables]] — [[Language/Bislama/Vocabulary/fruits|fruits]] — [[Language/Bislama/Vocabulary/Animals|Animals]] — [[Language/Bislama/Vocabulary/Nature|Nature]] — [[Language/Bislama/Vocabulary/Climate-and-Weather|Climate and Weather]] — [[Language/Bislama/Vocabulary/Location|Location]] — [[Language/Bislama/Vocabulary/Direction|Direction]] — [[Language/Bislama/Vocabulary/Geography|Geography]] — [[Language/Bislama/Vocabulary/At-the-Post-Office|At the Post Office]] — [[Language/Bislama/Vocabulary/Transportation-and-Vehicules|Transportation and Vehicules]] — [[Language/Bislama/Vocabulary/City|City]] — [[Language/Bislama/Vocabulary/House|House]] — [[Language/Bislama/Vocabulary/Family|Family]] — [[Language/Bislama/Culture/New-Caledonia-Timeline|New Caledonia Timeline]] — [[Language/Bislama/Vocabulary/How-to-Say-Hello-and-Greetings|How to Say Hello and Greetings]] — [[Language/Bislama/Vocabulary/TRADITIONAL-VANUATU|TRADITIONAL VANUATU]] — [[Language/Bislama/Vocabulary/Food|Food]] — [[Language/Bislama/Vocabulary/GETTING-AROUND|GETTING AROUND]] — [[Language/Bislama/Vocabulary/FAMILY-AGE-NATIONALITY|FAMILY AGE NATIONALITY]] — [[Language/Bislama/Vocabulary/Numbers|Numbers]]
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Facts about Bislama[edit | edit source]

  • Language code (ISO 639-3): bis
  • Autonyms (how to write "Bislama" in Bislama): Bislama
  • Other names for "Bislama": Bichelamar
  • The Bislama language is spoken in: Vanuatu

Bichelamar, also called bichlamar or bislama (autonym: bislama, /bislaˈma/), is an English lexical-based Creole, spoken in Vanuatu (old New Hebrides).

It is the lingua franca of this archipelago which also has around 130 vernacular languages. Since its independence in 1980, it has also been one of the three official languages of the Republic of Vanuatu, on par with French and English.

Dictionaries[edit | edit source]

Bislama.org: Bislama-English dictionary

Bislama-English dictionary [PDF]

English-Bislama dictionary [PDF]

The languages of Pentecost Island: introduction to Bislama

Bislama-English dictionary [PDF]

English-Bislama dictionary [PDF]

Bislama Dictionary by András Rajki (2008)

Les noms des plantes en bichlamar: origines, formations et déterminations botaniques, by Pierre Cabalion, in Journal de la Société des océanistes (1984)

Free Bislama Lessons[edit | edit source]

Language Exchange[edit | edit source]

Forum[edit | edit source]

Tools[edit | edit source]

Marketplace[edit | edit source]

Last Lessons[edit | edit source]

Vanuatu TimelineQuestionsPersonal pronounsTimeGeometryColorsSports, Games and HobbiesClothesMedical TermsBody partsvegetablesfruitsAnimalsNatureClimate and WeatherLocationDirectionGeographyAt the Post OfficeTransportation and VehiculesCityHouseFamilyNew Caledonia TimelineHow to Say Hello and GreetingsTRADITIONAL VANUATUFoodGETTING AROUNDFAMILY AGE NATIONALITYNumbers