Neo-Melanesian
[ nee-oh-mel-uh-nee-zhuhn, -shuhn ]
/ ˌni oʊˌmɛl əˈni ʒən, -ʃən /
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noun
a pidgin language based on English and spoken in Melanesia, New Guinea, and NE Australia.
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Also called Beach-la-mar, bêche-de-mer.
Origin of Neo-Melanesian
First recorded in 1960–65
Words nearby Neo-Melanesian
neologize, neology, neo-Lutheranism, neolyte, neo-Malthusianism, Neo-Melanesian, neomembrane, neomercantilism, neomycin, neon, neonatal
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Neo-Melanesian
noun
an English-based creole language widely spoken in the SW Pacific, with borrowings from other languages, esp MotuAlso called: Beach-la-Mar
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