Bislama

Bislama ^[1] wey wi also sabi bai e elia French nem, bichelamar^[2] bi a Ínglish-bayzd kriole langwej and wan of di offishial langwejis of Vanuatu. E bi di fes langwej of meni of di "Oban ni-Vanuatu" (citizins wey dé liv for Port Vila and Luganville) and di sekond langwej of much of di rest of di kontri residents. Di liriks of "Yumi, Yumi, Yumi", di kontri nashional anthem, dé komposd for Bislama.

Moh than 95% of Bislama wods bi of Ínglish orijin, whilst di remainda kompris a fiu dozin wods from French as well as som specifik vokabulari from various langwejis of Vanuatu—although these essenshially dé limited to flora and fauna teminoloji.^[3] While di influens of these vernakula langwejis dé low for di vokabulari saiyd, e veri hai for di mofosyntax. As such, Bislama fit dé deskraibd simpli as a langwej with Ínglish vokabulari and Oshionik gramma and fonoloji.^[4]