Pitcairn Islands Languages
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Description[edit | edit source]
Pitkern (also known as Pitcairn-Norfolk or Pitcairnese), is a linguistic cant based on an 18th-century mix of English and Tahitian. It is a primary language of the Pitcairn Islands, though it has more speakers on Norfolk Island. [1]
Word List(s)[edit | edit source]
| Pitkern | English |
|---|---|
| Whata way ye? | How are you? |
| About ye gwen? | Where are you going? |
| You gwen whihi up suppa? | Are you going to cook supper? |
| I nor believe. | I don't think so. |
| Ye like-a sum whettles? | Would you like some food? |
| Do' mine. | It doesn't matter. I don't mind. |
| Wa sing yourley doing? | What are you doing? What are you up to? |
| I se gwen ah big shep. | I'm going to the ship. |
| Humuch shep corl ya? | How often do ships come here? |
| Cum yorley sulluns! | Come on all you kids! |
| I se gwen ah nahweh. | I'm going swimming. |
| Lebbe! | Let it be! |
| Gude | Good! |
- Norfuk-Pitkern phrasebook at WikiVoyage
Alphabet and Pronunciation[edit | edit source]
- Pitcairn-Norfuk Alphabet and Pronunciation - Omniglot
- Norfolk/Pitcairnese alphabet at Wikipedia
Language Aids and Dictionaries[edit | edit source]
Language Aids
- Källgård, Anders. Pitcairnese, concentrating on the vocabulary. Göteborg: Göteborgs universitet, Engelska institutionen, 1981. Available at: WorldCat.
Dictionaries
- Muehlhaeusler, Peter. Pitkern-Norf'k - The language of Pitcairn Island and Norfolk Island. Berlin: Walter de Gruyter & Co, 2020. Available at: WorldCat.
- Nobbs, Beryl. A Dictionary of Pitcairn-Norfolk words and usages. Norfolk Island: B. Nobbs, 1992. Available at: WorldCat.
Online Dictionaries
- Norfolk/Pitkern Dictionary - Ijunoon.com
- Dictionary English - Pitcairn-Norfolk at Glosbe
Additional Resources[edit | edit source]
- Hayward, Philip. Bounty chords : music, dance and cultural heritage on Norfolk and Pitcairn Islands. London: J. Libbey, 2006. Available at: WorldCat.
- Ross, Alan S C and A W Moverley. The Pitcairnese language. New York: Oxford University Press, 1964. Available at: WorldCat.
Online
- Pitcairnese Language
- Pitcairn-Norfolk Endangered Language
- Norf'k Language Words at Norfolk Online
- Pitcairn-Norfolk language resources
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ Wikipedia contributors, "Pitkern language," in Wikipedia: the Free Encyclopedia, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pitkern_language, accessed 14 Jun 2021.