Editing Norfuk language (section)

== History ==
In the 1970s, the Norfolk community and specialists from mainland Australia noted that the Norfuk language was falling into decline, prompting discussions about how to implement Norfolk into the school system.<ref name="Mühlhäusler 2007">{{Cite journal |last=Mühlhäusler |first=Peter |date=2007 |title=The Pitkern-Norf'k language and education |url=http://www.jbe-platform.com/content/journals/10.1075/eww.28.3.02muh |journal=English World-Wide |volume=28 |issue=3 |pages=215–247 |doi=10.1075/eww.28.3.02muh|url-access=subscription }}</ref> At this point in time, Norfuk did not have a standardized writing system, as it was mostly an oral language. The Society of the Descendants of Pitcairn Islanders, founded in 1977, was a driving force behind the campaign to include Norfuk language as a teachable subject in schools.<ref name="Mühlhäusler 2007" /> [[Faye Bataille]] was one of the first to teach Norfolk classes in public schools, in the 1980s.

The first Norfolk dictionary was compiled in 1986 by Beryl Nobbs-Palmer.<ref name="Mühlhäusler 2007" /> It was titled ''A Dictionary of Norfolk words and usages'' and contained examples of words in the Norfuk language and how to use them.

The book ''Speak Norfuk Today'' was written by [[Alice Buffett]] and Dr [[Donald Laycock]]. It is an encyclopedia incorporating a large majority of the information about the Norfuk language and was one of the first instances in which the orthography of Norfuk was documented.<ref name="Mühlhäusler 2007" />

Norfuk became a language of Norfolk Island in 2004 by virtue of the Norfolk Island Language (Norf'k) Act 2004 passed by the island's legislative assembly.<ref>{{Cite book|title=Pidgins, Creoles and Mixed Languages: An Introduction|author=Velupillai, Viveka|isbn=9789027268846|location=Amsterdam|oclc=900333013|date=15 April 2015}}</ref><ref name="Norfolk Island Language (Norf'k) Act 2004">{{Citation |title=Norfolk Island Language (Norf'k) Act 2004 [Act No. 25 of 2004] |date=18 June 2015 |url=https://www.legislation.gov.au/Details/C2015Q00190}}</ref>

In 2018, [[Eve Semple]] and colleagues received a grant from the Australian Research Council, in order to promote and facilitate revival.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Preserving and reviving language and culture of Norfolk Island|url=http://purl.org/au-research/grants/arc/LP0668939|access-date=2021-10-31|website=Research Data Australia|language=en}}</ref>