Category Archives: English in Vanuatu

Bislama is widely spoken in Vanuatu, which is an independent republic located in the southwest Pacific, between Fiji and Australia, with a population of about 170,000. Vanuatu was first settled by Melanesian people speaking Oceanic languages several thousand years ago, … Continue reading →

Bislama is a creole language, one of the official languages of Vanuatu. It is the first language of many of the “Urban ni-Vanuatu” (those who live in Port Vila and Luganville), and the second language of much of the rest of the country’s residents. “Yumi, Yumi, Yumi”, … Continue reading →