Pasifika English - New Zealand

Pasifika English

A similar adaptation of English, as Maori have done, by Pacific Island communities in New Zealand, such as Samoan, Cook, Nuiean, and Tongan, results in Pasifika English with additional influence on younger Pasifika English (and Maori) speakers from African-American hip-hop. More here

The New Zealand animated TV series Bro'Town captures some of the Pasifika English dialect:

Bro'Town clip

Another Bro'Town clip addresses the interface between social services & Pasifika peoples.




And another one on race relations, that have not always been cordial, between Maori & Pasifika peoples:

Maori English - New Zealand

One of the developments that can occur when an indigenous people's language is lost over time and a foreign language is adopted by the indigenous people is that in the process of adopting the majority language the group creates its own characteristic form in the new language, that is, a new dialect influenced by their former language. See a full discussion here.

The late, great Billy T James, Maori entertainer and comedian, recalls his bro' Prince Tui Teka:

Prince Tui and the Takeaways video

And Billy T James in one of his Te News skits, delivers the news in Maori English:



And a further clip, with a weather segment bonus: