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Bislama (English: / ˈ b ɪ s l ə m ɑː / BISS-lə-mah; [2] Bislama:; also known by its earlier French name, bichelamar [3]) is an English-based creole language. It is the national language of Vanuatu , and one of the three official languages of the country, the other ones being English and French.
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" Yumi, Yumi, Yumi" (Bislama pronunciation: [ˈjumi ˈjumi ˈjumi]; "We, We, We") is the national anthem of Vanuatu. It was written and composed by François Vincent Ayssav (born 1955 [ 1 ] ) and adopted by the citizens of Vanuatu in 1980.
Tok Pisin (now also a Creole language) (in Papua New Guinea) Fijian Creole (in Fiji) Pijin (now also a Creole language) (in Solomon Islands) Bislama (in Vanuatu) Shelta, from the Irish Traveller community in Ireland. American Irish-Traveller's Cant, from the Irish Traveller American community in the United States
Melanesian Pidgin or Neo-Melanesian language comprises four related English-derived languages of Melanesia: Bislama, of Vanuatu; Solomon Islands Pidgin; Tok Pisin, of Papua New Guinea; Torres Strait Creole, of the Torres Strait Islands and parts of Cape York
Few people mastered both French and English, hence the use of Bislama as a lingua franca. Upon the nation's independence in 1980, three languages have become official in Vanuatu: English, French and Bislama. French and English are used mainly for written communication whereas Bislama is widely used for verbal communication. [18]
French is the first language of 1,800 people (1%) and is spoken as a second language by 87,000 people (29%). [5] The majority of the country's population (63.2% in 2009) [4] speak an indigenous language as their first language, with Bislama as a second language. English and French are generally spoken as third languages, in spite of their ...
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