In a Papua New Guinean village called Yanglam, Salak sings a Tok Pisin song for the camera.

Ilona Rayan, now a Long Islander, was born in Papua New Guinea, one of the world's most linguistically diverse places. She and her mother are the only two speakers of Tawala in New York. Here speaking PNG's national language, the English-based creole Tok Pisin, she describes the language situation in the country and in her very multilingual family.

This video is about a woman from Sugu Valley, Papua New Guinea, tells the story “Creation of the World” in Tok Pisin, a language that primarily draws vocabulary from English, German, and Malay. Her description is very simple with many words being repeated. Her pronunciation is special different from Standard English, but those who can understand English might be able to understand her general meaning. The Creole helps people achieve the purpose of communication.

A clip from a documentary about Papua New Guinea that includes songs in Tok Pisin.