Melanesian Pidgin
Melanesian Pidgin or Neo-Melanesian language comprises four related English-derived languages of Melanesia:
- Bislama, of Vanuatu
- Solomon Islands Pidgin
- Tok Pisin, of Papua New Guinea
- Torres Strait Creole, of the Torres Strait Islands and parts of Cape York
These languages are based on a mixture of a substrate of Eastern Oceanic languages, and substrate of German and/or English. Worldwide nautical jargon/pidgins have also contributed to the languages.