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Beach-la-Mar

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Beach-la-Mar  (bchl-mär)
n.
See Bislama.
Beach-la-Mar [ˌbiːtʃləˈmɑː]
n
(Linguistics / Languages) an English-based creole language spoken in Vanuatu and Fiji, and formerly much more widespread Also called Biche-la-mar
[quasi-French, from bêche-de-mer (trepang, this being a major trading commodity in the SW Pacific; hence the name was applied to the trading language)]


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