There are two official languages of
Norfolk Island, English and
Norfuk
Norfuk ( pih, Norfuk) (increasingly spelt Norfolk) or Norf'k is the language spoken on Norfolk Island (in the Pacific Ocean) by the local residents. It is a blend of 18th-century English and Tahitian, originally introduced by Pitkern-speakin ...
. English, due to the influence of
Great Britain
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and
Australia, the two
colonial powers
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who administered Norfolk Island, is the dominant language of the pair. Norfuk, a creole language based on English and
Tahitian and brought to the island by the descendants of the
Bounty mutineers from
Pitcairn Island was spoken by 580 people according to the 1989 census. It is closely related to
Pitkern
Pitkern, also known as Pitcairn-Norfolk or Pitcairnese, is a language 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 Cre ...
spoken on Pitcairn Island. Many
Norfolk Islanders also speak
Fijian.
See also
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Australian English
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Norfuk language
Norfuk ( pih, Norfuk) (increasingly spelt Norfolk) or Norf'k is the language spoken on Norfolk Island (in the Pacific Ocean) by the local residents. It is a blend of 18th-century English and Tahitian, originally introduced by Pitkern-speaki ...
References
External links
Culture of Norfolk Island
Languages of Oceania
Norfolk Island
Society of Norfolk Island
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