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Bislama core wordlist — VU

Recorded forms from the ASJP Database; not yet reviewed by a native speaker.

Core wordlist. These forms are phonetic transcriptions from the ASJP Database; native spelling has not been recorded yet. This page lists 44 recorded forms in Bislama, each shown as a phonetic transcription in slashes.

Source: Wichmann, Søren, Eric W. Holman, Cecil H. Brown, Matthew S. Dryer, and Qibin Ran (eds.). 2025. The ASJP Database (version 21). https://asjp.clld.org — licensed under CC-BY-4.0.

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Bislama (VU)

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36 words and 8 phrases — 44 entries in total.

Newest Bislama words

Words (36)

B (2)

/blad/ phonetic transcription

blood

/bun/ phonetic transcription

bone

D (2)

/ded/ phonetic transcription

die

/driŋ/ phonetic transcription

drink

F (3)

/faja/ phonetic transcription

fire

/fis/ phonetic transcription

fish

/ful/ phonetic transcription

full

H (4)

/han/ phonetic transcription

hand

haos (Bislama) noun AI-checked — awaiting native speaker review

house

/harem/ phonetic transcription

hear

/hil/ phonetic transcription

mountain

J (2)

/ju/ phonetic transcription

thou

/jumi/ phonetic transcription

we

K (3)

/kam/ phonetic transcription

come

kuk (Bislama) verb AI-checked — awaiting native speaker review

to cook

/kuti/ phonetic transcription

louse

L (2)

/lif/ phonetic transcription

leaf

M (2)

/man/ phonetic transcription

person

/mi/ phonetic transcription

i

N (3)

/nat/ phonetic transcription

night

/nem/ phonetic transcription

name

/nus/ phonetic transcription

nose

Ɲ (1)

/ɲu/ phonetic transcription

new

R (1)

/rod/ phonetic transcription

path

S (4)

/san/ phonetic transcription

sun

/sita/ phonetic transcription

star

/sore/ phonetic transcription

ear

/ston/ phonetic transcription

stone

T (4)

/taŋ/ phonetic transcription

tongue

/titi/ phonetic transcription

breast

/tu/ phonetic transcription

two

/tut/ phonetic transcription

tooth

W (3)

/wan/ phonetic transcription

one

/wota/ phonetic transcription

water

/wud/ phonetic transcription

tree

Phrases (8)

Gud moaning (Bislama) AI-checked — awaiting native speaker review

Good morning

Kakae i rere nao. (Bislama) AI-checked — awaiting native speaker review

The food is ready now.

Klos i drae finis. (Bislama) AI-checked — awaiting native speaker review

The clothes are already dry.

Mi go slip nao. (Bislama) AI-checked — awaiting native speaker review

I am going to sleep now.

Plis klinim haos. (Bislama) AI-checked — awaiting native speaker review

Please clean the house.

Yu mas brumem haos. (Bislama) AI-checked — awaiting native speaker review

You must sweep the house.

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