Neo-Melanesian
[ nee-oh-mel-uh-nee-zhuhn, -shuhn ]
noun
a pidgin language based on English and spoken in Melanesia, New Guinea, and NE Australia.
Origin of Neo-Melanesian
1First recorded in 1960–65
- Also called Beach-la-mar, bêche-de-mer.
Words Nearby Neo-Melanesian
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British Dictionary definitions for Neo-Melanesian
Neo-Melanesian
noun
an English-based creole language widely spoken in the SW Pacific, with borrowings from other languages, esp Motu: Also called: Beach-la-Mar
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