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- proper noun The language
Pitcairnese .
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She also includes many lines of conversation in Pitkern, a half-Polynesian, half-English language.
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The language derives from "Pitkern," itself based on the 18th-century English spoken by Bounty crewmen and the Tahitian spoken by their island brides.
Archive 2007-08-01 2007
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The language derives from "Pitkern," itself based on the 18th-century English spoken by Bounty crewmen and the Tahitian spoken by their island brides.
Pardon My Norfuk 2007
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Pitcairn IslandsEnglish (official), Pitkern (mixture of an 18th century English dialect and a Tahitian dialect)
Languages 2008
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Languages: English (official), Pitkern (mixture of an 18th century English dialect and a Tahitian dialect)
Pitcairn Islands 2008
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