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This is the English-based pidgin of Vanuatu. It is also known as Bichelamar. Tok Pisin of Papua New Guinea and Pijin of the Solomon Islands are closely related. French has had some minor influence on Bislama, since Vanuatu was formerly a colony of both England and France.

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