In 1789, a bunch of pirates settled on a remote island in Tahiti. They couldn't communicate too well with the natives, so they made up their own language - a creole mixture of 18th century English and Tahitian. Pitkern has survived to the modern days and currently boasts around a hundred speakers. Arrr, matey. Happy new yeARRR!
Examples (source: Wikipedia.)
| Whata way ye? | How are you? |
| About ye gwen? | Where are you going? |
| You gwen whihi up suppa? | Are you going to cook supper? |
| I nor believe. | I don't think so. |
| Ye like-a sum whettles? | Would you like some food? |
| Do' mine. | It doesn't matter. |
| Wa sing yourley doing? | What are you doing? What are you up to? |
| I se gwen ah big shep. | I'm going to the ship. |
| Humuch shep corl ya? | How often do ships come here? |
| Cooshoo! | Good! |
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