Pitcairn-Norfolk
Pitkern
Pitcairn-Norfolk is an Indo-European language spoken in Australia, New Zealand, Fiji, and Norfolk Island, by about 532 people. Glottolog rates it shifting.
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Pitkern, also known as Pitcairn-Norfolk or Pitcairnese, is a creole spoken on Pitcairn and Norfolk islands. It is a mixture of English and Tahitian, and has been given many classifications by scholars, including cant, patois, and Atlantic creole. Although spoken on Pacific Ocean islands, it has been described as an Atlantic or semi-Atlantic creole due to the lack of connections with other English-based creoles of the Pacific. There are fewer than 50 speakers on Pitcairn Island, a number which has been steadily decreasing since 1971.
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Words in Pitcairn-Norfolk
| Meaning | Word | Romanization |
|---|---|---|
| person | bogo* | |
| eye | ey* | |
| ear | ear* | |
| hand | hon* | |
| blood | blod* | |
| bone | bon* | |
| breast | bobi* | |
| water | worta | |
| fire | faia* | |
| mountain | maun | |
| tree | tri3* | |
| night | nait* | |
| dog | do3g* | |
| fish | fiS* | |
| one | on* | |
| you | yu* | |
| we | o7lon* | |
| drink | driN7* | |
| see | lukon* | |
| hear | h7yu* | |
| hello | watawieh | |
| path | rud* | |
| money | mani | |
| full | fulop* |
* in the simplified ASJP transcription
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