Pitcairnese
See also: pitcairnese
English
Etymology
From Pitcairn + -ese.
Pronunciation
- Rhymes: -iːz
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Adjective
Pitcairnese (not comparable)
- Of or relating to the Pitcairn Islands.
Proper noun
Pitcairnese
- (linguistics) A creole spoken in the Pitcairn Islands, formed from an eighteenth-century dialect of English and the Tahitian language.
Synonyms
- Pitkern
- Pitcairn-Norfolk
Further reading
- Ethnologue entry for Pitcairnese, pih
Anagrams
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