Pitcairnesen.adj.

Brit.

/ˌpɪtkɛːˈniːz/, U.S.

/ˌpɪtkɛrˈniz/

Origin: From proper names, combined with an English element. Etymons: proper name Pitcairn , -ese suffix.

Etymology: < the name of either Pitcairn Island or the Pitcairn Islands (see Pitcairner n.) + -ese suffix.

A. n.

The language of Pitcairn Island, a mixture of English and Polynesian (mainly Tahitian) elements.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > language > languages of the world > pidgins and creoles > [noun] > English-based > Pacific

pidgin English1853

business English1855

Ningre Tongo1858

trade English1896

Pitcairnese1937

Tok Pisin1943

Sranan Tongo1953

Neo-Melanesian1955

1937 Times 7 Oct. 16/5 The use of Pitcairnese is now almost universal, and it will be a difficult task to eradicate it.

1964 A. S. C. Ross in A. S. C. Ross & A. W. Moverley Pitcairnese Lang. 13 The two letters which I published in New Zealand about possible New Zealandisms in Pitcairnese.

1968 Anglia 86 360 Later accounts will extend our knowledge of the detail of Pitcairnese and a more extensively documented description will be especially useful.

1973 Word 1966 22 341 Since Pitcairnese has come out of the interaction of English and Tahitian, its lack of inflectional suffixes is attributed to their absence from Tahitian.

1990 Los Angeles Times (Nexis) 28 Jan. a24/1 The few visitors stay with families on the island, although they find it difficult to understand the pidgin Pitcairnese.

2003 Canberra Times (Nexis) 3 Oct. a11 You ring your bank..and a pleasant but sing-songy recorded voice says:..‘If you want to hear this message in Pitcairnese, press three.’

B. adj.

Of or relating to the Pitcairn Islands, the people of Pitcairn Island, or their language.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > language > languages of the world > pidgins and creoles > [adjective]

Mobilian1760

talkee-talkee1826

Sabir1867

Mobile1939

Krio1957

Sranan1957

Saramaccan1959

Sranan1960

Pitcairnese1964

Sranan Tongo1973

1964 A. S. C. Ross & A. W. Moverley Pitcairnese Lang. i. 25 The Pitcairnese language—the subject of the present book—has survived both on Pitcairn and on Norfolk.

1991 N.Y. Times Mag. 8 Dec. 70/3 The Pitcairnese language, which might be considered an English dialect, is a stew of 18th-century English, modern obscenities picked up from passing sailors, Polynesian and seafaring terms.

2000 Guardian (Nexis) 19 Jan. 17 Personal business was considered such public property that the Pitcairnese greeting was ‘About you gwen?’ (Where are you going?).

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2006; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	pitcairnese
释义	Pitcairnesen.adj. Brit. /ˌpɪtkɛːˈniːz/, U.S. /ˌpɪtkɛrˈniz/ Origin: From proper names, combined with an English element. Etymons: proper name Pitcairn , -ese suffix. Etymology: < the name of either Pitcairn Island or the Pitcairn Islands (see Pitcairner n.) + -ese suffix. A. n. The language of Pitcairn Island, a mixture of English and Polynesian (mainly Tahitian) elements. ΘΚΠ the mind > language > languages of the world > pidgins and creoles > [noun] > English-based > Pacific pidgin English1853 business English1855 Ningre Tongo1858 trade English1896 Pitcairnese1937 Tok Pisin1943 Sranan Tongo1953 Neo-Melanesian1955 1937 Times 7 Oct. 16/5 The use of Pitcairnese is now almost universal, and it will be a difficult task to eradicate it. 1964 A. S. C. Ross in A. S. C. Ross & A. W. Moverley Pitcairnese Lang. 13 The two letters which I published in New Zealand about possible New Zealandisms in Pitcairnese. 1968 Anglia 86 360 Later accounts will extend our knowledge of the detail of Pitcairnese and a more extensively documented description will be especially useful. 1973 Word 1966 22 341 Since Pitcairnese has come out of the interaction of English and Tahitian, its lack of inflectional suffixes is attributed to their absence from Tahitian. 1990 Los Angeles Times (Nexis) 28 Jan. a24/1 The few visitors stay with families on the island, although they find it difficult to understand the pidgin Pitcairnese. 2003 Canberra Times (Nexis) 3 Oct. a11 You ring your bank..and a pleasant but sing-songy recorded voice says:..‘If you want to hear this message in Pitcairnese, press three.’ B. adj. Of or relating to the Pitcairn Islands, the people of Pitcairn Island, or their language. ΘΚΠ the mind > language > languages of the world > pidgins and creoles > [adjective] Mobilian1760 talkee-talkee1826 Sabir1867 Mobile1939 Krio1957 Sranan1957 Saramaccan1959 Sranan1960 Pitcairnese1964 Sranan Tongo1973 1964 A. S. C. Ross & A. W. Moverley Pitcairnese Lang. i. 25 The Pitcairnese language—the subject of the present book—has survived both on Pitcairn and on Norfolk. 1991 N.Y. Times Mag. 8 Dec. 70/3 The Pitcairnese language, which might be considered an English dialect, is a stew of 18th-century English, modern obscenities picked up from passing sailors, Polynesian and seafaring terms. 2000 Guardian (Nexis) 19 Jan. 17 Personal business was considered such public property that the Pitcairnese greeting was ‘About you gwen?’ (Where are you going?). This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2006; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.adj.1937
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