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Hawaiian Pidgin
noun
- an English-based creole widely spoken in Hawaii.
Example Sentences
Trying to free herself, she began to write in Hawaiian pidgin, a language she both grew up surrounded by and was told by others — including her mother — to avoid out in the world.
This leaves many—such as speakers of African American English, Hawaiian Pidgin, and Spanglish—struggling to communicate with Siri, Alexa, and service bots.
Instead of standard English, everyone spoke Hawaiian Pidgin, a language mash-up created by Hawaiians and early Chinese, Filipino, Japanese, and American immigrants.
The name, Mo’ Bettahs, is Hawaiian Pidgin, a Creole language from the plantations.
A distinct language, Hawaiian pidgin or Hawaiian Creole English, emerged as immigrants and Native Hawaiians looked for ways to communicate.
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