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Language code: bis

Technical information about ISO 639 language code bis

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The table below provides technical details for the Bislama language, designated by the bis code from the ISO 639-2 standard.

Code

bis

Name

Official

Bislama

Native

Bislama

Text direction

Left-to-Right

Related languages
Tok PisinSolomon Islands PijinTorres Strait Creole
Key facts
Word order follows an English-like SVO pattern but grammar features Melanesian serial verb constructionsAbout 95 % of the lexicon is of English origin, yet many meanings differ from Standard EnglishThe language name comes from the trade term “bêche-de-mer”, reflecting its origins among sea-cucumber collectorsA single preposition “long” covers meanings such as at, in, on, to, from and aboutReduplication is widely used for emphasis, plurality and intensity
Sample phrase

Halo, yu oraet?

Character encodings

UTF-8, UTF-16, UTF-32

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The Bislama language, identified by the code bis, falls under the 'Individual' category in terms of its scope and is classified as 'Living' by its type.

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