Where does “Bislama” come from?

Bislama (Dutch) comes from English Bislama, from Bislama Bislama, from French bêche-de-mer — sea cucumber.

Bislama (Dutch): the Bislama language

Definitions

  1. the Bislama language

Ancestry of “Bislama”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishBislamaA creole language spoken on the South Pacific island-nation of Vanuatu, derived from Indo-European (mainly from English) and Oceanic languages
2BislamaBislamathe Bislama language
3Frenchbêche-de-mersea cucumber
Every word from French bêche-de-mer →Every word from Bislama Bislama →Every word from English Bislama →