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There are two official languages of Norfolk Island, English and Norfuk. English, due to the influence of Great Britain and Australia, the two colonial powers who administered Norfolk Island, is the dominant language of the pair. Norfuk, a creole language based on English and Tahitian and brought to the island by the descendants of the Bounty mutineers from Pitcairn Island was spoken by 580 people according to the 1989 census. It is closely related to Pitkern spoken on Pitcairn Island. Many Norfolk Islanders also speak Fijian.

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  • There are two official languages of Norfolk Island, English and Norfuk. English, due to the influence of Great Britain and Australia, the two colonial powers who administered Norfolk Island, is the dominant language of the pair. Norfuk, a creole language based on English and Tahitian and brought to the island by the descendants of the Bounty mutineers from Pitcairn Island was spoken by 580 people according to the 1989 census. It is closely related to Pitkern spoken on Pitcairn Island. Many Norfolk Islanders also speak Fijian. (en)
  • Il y a deux langues officielles sur l'Île de Norfolk: l'Anglais et le Norfolfk. L'anglais, en raison de l'influence de la Grande-Bretagne et l'Australie, les deux puissances coloniales, qui ont administré l'Île de Norfolk, est la langue dominante. Le Norfolk, une langue créole basé sur l'anglais et le tahitien et amené sur l'île par les descendants des mutins de la Bounty venant de l'Île de Pitcairn, était parlé par 580 personnes selon un recensement de 1989. Il est étroitement lié au Pitcairnais. (fr)
  • Языки Острова Норфолк — языки жителей острова Норфолк. (ru)
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  • Norfolk Island (en)
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  • There are two official languages of Norfolk Island, English and Norfuk. English, due to the influence of Great Britain and Australia, the two colonial powers who administered Norfolk Island, is the dominant language of the pair. Norfuk, a creole language based on English and Tahitian and brought to the island by the descendants of the Bounty mutineers from Pitcairn Island was spoken by 580 people according to the 1989 census. It is closely related to Pitkern spoken on Pitcairn Island. Many Norfolk Islanders also speak Fijian. (en)
  • Il y a deux langues officielles sur l'Île de Norfolk: l'Anglais et le Norfolfk. L'anglais, en raison de l'influence de la Grande-Bretagne et l'Australie, les deux puissances coloniales, qui ont administré l'Île de Norfolk, est la langue dominante. Le Norfolk, une langue créole basé sur l'anglais et le tahitien et amené sur l'île par les descendants des mutins de la Bounty venant de l'Île de Pitcairn, était parlé par 580 personnes selon un recensement de 1989. Il est étroitement lié au Pitcairnais. (fr)
  • Языки Острова Норфолк — языки жителей острова Норфолк. (ru)
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  • Langues à l'île Norfolk (fr)
  • Languages of Norfolk Island (en)
  • Языки Острова Норфолк (ru)
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