This is the English-based pidgin of Vanuatu. It is also known as Bichelamar. Tok Pisin of Papua New Guinea and Pijin of the Solomon Islands are closely related. French has had some minor influence on Bislama, since Vanuatu was formerly a colony of both England and France.
Pidgin is an creole language predominantly influenced by Hawaiian grammar, and vocabulary from the languages of various cultures that migrated to Hawai`i including English, Japanese and of course, `Olelo Hawai`i.
In linguistic research, Pidgin is generally referred to as Hawai`i Creole English or HCE.
Tok Pisin is the pidgin English of Papua New Guinea. Recently, it has been creolizing due to an increasing number of people using it as a first language. Closely related languages are Bislama from Vanuatu and Pijin from the Solomon Islands. Synonyms for Tok Pisin are: Melanesian Pidgin English, neo-Melanesian, Pidgin English, and Talk Boy.