Norfuk language
E755073
The Norfuk language is a creole tongue spoken primarily on Norfolk Island, blending 18th-century English and Tahitian influences and serving as a key marker of the island’s cultural identity.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Norfuk language canonical | 3 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
creole language
ⓘ
endangered language ⓘ language of Australia ⓘ |
| alternativeName |
Norfuk
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Norfuk-Pitcairn language NERFINISHED ⓘ Norf’k NERFINISHED ⓘ Norf’k laengwij NERFINISHED ⓘ Pitcairn-Norfolk language NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| closelyRelatedTo | Pitkern language NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| coOfficialWith | English language ⓘ |
| culturallyAssociatedWith | Norfolk Island culture ⓘ |
| derivedFrom |
18th-century English
ⓘ
Pitkern language NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| developedFrom | speech of Bounty mutineers and Tahitian companions ⓘ |
| documentedIn |
dictionaries
ⓘ
grammars ⓘ |
| endangermentStatus | severely endangered ⓘ |
| hasEthnologueName | Pitcairn-Norfolk NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasGlottocode | pitc1239 ⓘ |
| hasISO639-3Code | pih ⓘ |
| hasLanguageFamily |
English-based creole
ⓘ
Germanic languages ⓘ Indo-European languages NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasLanguagePolicy | subject of local revitalization efforts ⓘ |
| hasLexicalInfluenceFrom |
English language
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Tahitian language ⓘ |
| hasLinguisticTypology | SVO word order ⓘ |
| hasOrigin |
Norfolk Island
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Pitcairn Islands NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasPhonologicalInfluenceFrom |
English language
ⓘ
Tahitian language ⓘ |
| hasSpeakerPopulation | few hundred speakers ⓘ |
| hasStatus | co-official language of Norfolk Island ⓘ |
| hasSubstrateLanguage |
Polynesian languages
ⓘ
Tahitian language ⓘ |
| hasSuperstrateLanguage | English language NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicallyAssociatedWith | HMS Bounty mutiny NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| primaryRegion | South Pacific Ocean NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| recognizedBy |
Government of Australia
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Government of Norfolk Island NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| spokenIn |
Australia
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Norfolk Island NERFINISHED ⓘ Pitcairn Islands NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| taughtIn | some Norfolk Island schools ⓘ |
| usedAs | marker of cultural identity ⓘ |
| usedBy | Norfolk Islander community NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| writingSystem |
Latin alphabet
ⓘ
surface form:
Latin script
|
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.