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Pitcairnese en · ADJ
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English Pitcairn
Proto-Indo-European *-iskos
Proto-Germanic *-iskaz
Proto-West Germanic *-iskbor.
Late Latin -iscus
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Vulgar Latin -iscus
Latin -ēnsis
Old French -eisbor.
Middle English -eys
English -ese
English Pitcairnese
From Pitcairn + -ese.
Meanings
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(not-comparable) Of or relating to the Pitcairn Islands.
Pitcairnese en · PROPN
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English Pitcairn
Proto-Indo-European *-iskos
Proto-Germanic *-iskaz
Proto-West Germanic *-iskbor.
Late Latin -iscus
▲
Vulgar Latin -iscus
Latin -ēnsis
Old French -eisbor.
Middle English -eys
English -ese
English Pitcairnese
From Pitcairn + -ese.
Meanings
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A creole spoken in the Pitcairn Islands, formed from an eighteenth-century dialect of English and the Tahitian language.
Synonyms
Pitcairn-Norfolk · Pitkern