- neo-melanesian
- \\|nē(ˌ)ō+\ noun
Usage: often capitalized N & capitalized MEtymology: ne- + melanesian: an English-based pidgin language used in New Guinea and the Solomon islands
Useful english dictionary. 2012.
neo-melanesian
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