VANUATU: Out of the three official languages, Bislama is the most spoken in Vanuatu, followed by English, and lastly French. Symbols and items used day to day especially in the outer islands which highlight the kastom way of life: • Nakamal - men's house or meeting ground • Namele leaf - signs for taboo • Pigs tusk & red mat - signs of chiefly hood • Naghol - land diver first step from child hood to become man • Circumcision - During the time of circumcise it is taboo to go near the place custom believes • Bamboo leaf - when someone gives you a bamboo leaf it means you belong to the tribe • Basket with a bush knife holding in hand - going to the garden • A women in a village with a tattoo sign or a broken front tooth - the girl is engaged • Tattoos in the village - symbol customary origin eg: spider, sharks, turtle, etc… • Also a coconut leaf or navele palm leaf across a beach - taboo sign • Sand Drawing - passing of messages and stories through kastom art on sand and song