Neo-Melanesian

[ nee-oh-mel-uh-nee-zhuhn, -shuhn ]

noun
  1. a pidgin language based on English and spoken in Melanesia, New Guinea, and NE Australia.

Origin of Neo-Melanesian

1
First recorded in 1960–65

Words Nearby Neo-Melanesian

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British Dictionary definitions for Neo-Melanesian

Neo-Melanesian

noun
  1. 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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