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  PitcairnNorfolkLanguage

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PitcairnNorfolkLanguage
The PitcairnNorfolkLanguage is an EnglishTahitianLanguage of NorfolkIsland. SIL code: PIH. ISO 639-2: mis. Population: (580 on Norfolk Island, 1989 Holm). Region: Norfolk Island, Pitcairn Island. There are some second generation Pitcairn Islanders in Australia and New Zealand. Also spoken in Australia, Fiji, New Zealand, Pitcairn. Alternate names: PITCAIRN ENGLISH. Dialects: NORFOLK ENGLISH. Comments: Slightly different variety than in Pitcairn. An in-group language used to assist in the preservation of identity. People speak Standard British English as mother tongue. Developed from mutineers settling on Pitcairn in 1790. Some were removed to Norfolk in 1859. Agriculturalists: breadfruit, banana, pineapple, passion fruit, watermelon, mango, custard apple, orange, lime, lemon, grapefruit. Second language only. Also spoken in: Australia. (Language name: PITCAIRN-NORFOLK.) Population: Some second language users. Alternate names: PITCAIRN ENGLISH. Comments: An in-group language used to assist in the preservation of identity. The people speak Standard English as mother tongue. There may be no speakers on the Australian mainland. Christian. Second language only. Also spoken in: New Zealand. (Language name: PITCAIRN-NORFOLK.) Alternate names: PITCAIRN ENGLISH. Comments: Developed from mutineers settling on Pitcairn in 1790. Some people were removed to Norfolk in 1859. An in-group language used to assist in the preservation of identity. People speak standard English as mother tongue. Christian. Second language only. Also spoken in: Pitcairn. (Language name: PITCAIRN-NORFOLK.) Population: Fewer than 50 on Pitcairn, 1989 J. Holm. DialectsL PITCAIRN ENGLISH. Comments: Developed from mutineers settling on Pitcairn in 1790. Some were removed to Norfolk in 1859. Slightly different variety than in Norfolk. An in-group language to assist in the preservation of identity. People speak Standard British English as mother tongue. Christian. Second language only.(extract from http://www.ethnologue.com/)
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InstancesCantLanguageA CantLanguage is the single EnglishTahitianLanguage known as the PitcairnNorfolkLanguage. This language is apparently unrelated to all other languages, thus forming a language family consisting of a single member.(extract from http://www.ethnologue.com/)
 ContentBearingPhysicalAny Object or Process that expresses content. This covers Objects that contain a Proposition, such as a book, as well as ManualSignLanguage, which may similarly contain a Proposition.
 EnglishTahitianLanguageAn EnglishTahitianLanguage is the language group consisting only of the PitcairnNorfolkLanguage.(extract from http://www.ethnologue.com/)
 EntityThe universal class of individuals. This is the root node of the ontology.
 HumanLanguageThe subclass of Languages used by Humans.
 LanguageA system of signs for expressing thought. The system can be either natural or artificial, i.e. something that emerges gradually as a cultural artifact or something that is intentionally created by a person or group of people.
 LinguisticExpressionThis is the subclass of ContentBearingPhysical which are language-related. Note that this Class encompasses both Language and the the elements of Languages, e.g. Words.
 PhysicalAn entity that has a location in space-time. Note that locations are themselves understood to have a location in space-time.
 SpokenHumanLanguageA SpokenHumanLanguage is a HumanLanguage which has as its medium the human voice. It can also be represented visually through writing, although not all SpokenHumanLanguages have a codified written form.
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