john
"A campaign to preserve a unique hybrid language spoken by the descendants of the Bounty mutineers on an isolated South Pacific island has been given a boost by the United Nations.
Norfolk Island's blend of 18th-century English and Tahitian, known as Norf'k or Norfuk, will be featured by Unesco in the next edition of its Atlas of the World's Languages in Danger of Disappearing."
reesetee This is why I ask. :-) Aug 28, 2007
uselessness If I was in the Navy, I doubt I'd have a problem with the occasional accidental vulgarity. ;-) Aug 28, 2007
reesetee Good thing you were never in the Navy. Or were you? ;-) Aug 28, 2007
uselessness That's why Norfolk is on the No-No list. I'd just as soon pretend it doesn't exist. ;-) Aug 28, 2007
reesetee So if you speak that language, you can't ever tell people without getting a smirk in return. Aug 28, 2007
uselessness John said a bad word!! Aug 28, 2007
john "A campaign to preserve a unique hybrid language spoken by the descendants of the Bounty mutineers on an isolated South Pacific island has been given a boost by the United Nations.
Norfolk Island's blend of 18th-century English and Tahitian, known as Norf'k or Norfuk, will be featured by Unesco in the next edition of its Atlas of the World's Languages in Danger of Disappearing."
- from Telegraph.co.uk, August 24, 2007 Aug 28, 2007