aelan

== Bislama == === Etymology === From English island. Cognate with Pijin aelan and Tok Pisin ailan. === Noun === aelan island (area of land completely surrounded by water) (specifically) home island (attributive) local, native, traditional, indigenous (technologically unsophisticated) ==== Derived terms ==== === References === Crowley, Terry (2003), “aelan”, in A New Bislama Dictionary, 2nd edition, Suva, Fiji: Institute of Pacific Studies, →ISBN, page 34 == Pijin == === Etymology === From English island. Cognate with Bislama aelan and Tok Pisin ailan. === Noun === aelan island (area of land completely surrounded by water) ==== Derived terms ==== === References === Jourdan, Christine with Maebiru, Ellen (2002), “aelan”, in Pijin: A trilingual cultural dictionary (Pacific Linguistics; 526), Canberra, ACT: Pacific Linguistics, Research School of Pacific and Asian Studies, Australian National University, →ISBN, page 4