Neo-Melanesian

[ nee-oh-mel-uh-nee-zhuh n, -shuh n ]
/ ˌni oʊˌmɛl əˈni ʒən, -ʃən /

noun

a pidgin language based on English and spoken in Melanesia, New Guinea, and NE Australia.
Also called Beach-la-mar, bêche-de-mer.

Origin of Neo-Melanesian

First recorded in 1960–65

British Dictionary definitions for neo-melanesian

Neo-Melanesian

noun

an English-based creole language widely spoken in the SW Pacific, with borrowings from other languages, esp Motu Also called: Beach-la-Mar