Bislama words and phrases

thumb|A Bislama speaker, recorded in Vanuatu

national anthem of Vanuatu

political party in Vanuatu

anthropological term for influential person in Melanesian and Polynesian tribes

thumb|A small nakamal on Pentecost Island thumb|Malvatu Mauri assembly building nakamal in Port Vila, Vanuatu A nakamal is a traditional meeting place in Vanuatu. It is used for gatherings, ceremonies and the drinking of kava.

Laplap (sometimes incorrectly spelled lap lap) is the national dish of Vanuatu. Laplap is prepared by grating breadfruit, bananas, taro or yam roots into a vegetable paste. The paste is then wrapped in banana leaves and cooked in an underground stone oven, with fresh coconut cream. Meats like pork, beef, chicken or flying fox can be added.