Norfuk

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Norfuk
Spoken in: Norfuk Ailen, Pitkern Ailen, an ekspatriyet komyuunitiis a' Ostrielya, Nyuu Ziilan.
Total speakers: 580 a' Norfuk (1989)
36 a' Pitkern (2002)[1].
Language family: Kriol laenghwij
 Inglish kriol
  Pesifik
   NorfolkTemplate:Infobox Language/scriptTemplate:Infobox Language/official
Language codes
ISO 639-1: none
ISO 639-2:
ISO 639-3: pih

Norfuk esa creole laenghwij spoken i' Norfuk Ailen, an es disended from t' Pitkern laenghwij a' t' setlars from Pitkern Ailen. Es a' miks a' oel Inglish en Tahityan laenghwij, wi' Inglish maeken mor enfluens. Mani word i' Norfuk a' f' Inglish, liik "ailen" an "tiemsoen."

Norfuk es t' ofishol laenghwij, with Inglish, a' Norfuk Ailen sens 2005[2]. T' orthografii dewelaped bei Aelis Baffett an Dr. Dohnal Liekok es aksepted bei t' Norfuk Ailen gawanment an ets aplekaeshan es enkriisin.

Riilaeshenshep t' Pitkern [edit]

Norfuk es ekposed t' graeta kontakt an enfluens from Inglish than Pitkern, alla serias komparison a' t' tu laenghwijes has nort biin dan.

Sii tuu [edit]

References [edit]

  1. Ethnologue - Pitcairn-Norfolk, retrieved November 24, 2007
  2. Radio New Zealand International, retreived November 30, 2009


  • Buffett, Alice, An Encyclopædia of the Norfolk Island Language, Himii Publishing, Norfolk Island, 1999
  • Palmer, B N, A Dictionary of Norfolk Words and Usages, edn 2, Photopress International, Norfolk Island, 1992
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