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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.

Neo-Melanesian

noun

  1. an English-based creole language widely spoken in the SW Pacific, with borrowings from other languages, esp Motu Also calledBeach-la-Mar

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Word History and Origins

Origin of Neo-Melanesian1

First recorded in 1960–65

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