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Author: Gabriele Schmid-Hönisch
Author: Gabriele Schmid-Hönisch


Basic information on Hawai’i Creole English
== Basic information on Hawai’i Creole English ==
Place and Speakers (in 2012):
Mainly spoken on the islands of Hawai’i by 600.000 native speakers and 400.000 second language speakers,
another 100.000 native speakers in the United States of America.


Lexifier Languages:
'''Place and Speakers (in 2012):'''
* Mainly spoken on the islands of Hawai’i by 600.000 native speakers and 400.000 second language speakers,
* another 100.000 native speakers in the United States of America.
 
'''Lexifier Languages:'''<br />
English, Hawaiian, Portuguese, Cantonese, Japanese, Korean
English, Hawaiian, Portuguese, Cantonese, Japanese, Korean


Official Status:
'''Official Status:'''<br />
Official Languages on the Hawaiian Islands are only English and Hawaiian. Hawai’i Creole English is mainly used in private daily life conversations between the inhabitants, not in official or more formal situations and not at school.
Official Languages on the Hawaiian Islands are only English and Hawaiian. Hawai’i Creole English is mainly used in private daily life conversations between the inhabitants, not in official or more formal situations and not at school.


History:
'''History:'''<br />
In 1835 the first sugarcane plantation was established by British companies on the islands of Hawai’i. Laborers from several countries, e.g. Portugal, China, Japan and Korea, came to work on these plantations. All these languages mixed up with English and Hawaiian, spoken by the native inhabitants. In 1920 Hawai’i Creole English was spoken by the majority of the population.
In 1835 the first sugarcane plantation was established by British companies on the islands of Hawai’i. Laborers from several countries, e.g. Portugal, China, Japan and Korea, came to work on these plantations. All these languages mixed up with English and Hawaiian, spoken by the native inhabitants. In 1920 Hawai’i Creole English was spoken by the majority of the population.
Links to get more information:
 
https://www.ethnologue.com/language/hwc
== Links to get more information ==
http://www.hawaii.edu/satocenter/langnet/definitions/hce.html
 
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hawaiian_Pidgin
* https://www.ethnologue.com/language/hwc
Samples:
* http://www.hawaii.edu/satocenter/langnet/definitions/hce.html
Hawaii Pidgin, The voice of Hawaii: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O7X9AAeDCr4
* https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hawaiian_Pidgin
Siri vs Hawaii Pidgin English: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7zyplVPJuF4
 
The Daily Pidgin Show by Andy Bumatai:
== Samples ==
#44 Pidgin English Sentence Structure: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V4g9ZJ3i9UI
 
#55 Pidgin Phrases: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uAnd0or250g
* Hawaii Pidgin, The voice of Hawaii: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O7X9AAeDCr4
#58 English Pidgin Words: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cahUadim5pU
* Siri vs Hawaii Pidgin English: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7zyplVPJuF4
#75 Tourist Tips: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UKgSr6v9edA
* The Daily Pidgin Show by Andy Bumatai:
** #44 Pidgin English Sentence Structure: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V4g9ZJ3i9UI
** #55 Pidgin Phrases: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uAnd0or250g
** #58 English Pidgin Words: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cahUadim5pU
** #75 Tourist Tips: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UKgSr6v9edA
 
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Hawai’i Creole English (“Hawai’i Pidgin”)

Author: Gabriele Schmid-Hönisch

Basic information on Hawai’i Creole English

Place and Speakers (in 2012):

  • Mainly spoken on the islands of Hawai’i by 600.000 native speakers and 400.000 second language speakers,
  • another 100.000 native speakers in the United States of America.

Lexifier Languages:
English, Hawaiian, Portuguese, Cantonese, Japanese, Korean

Official Status:
Official Languages on the Hawaiian Islands are only English and Hawaiian. Hawai’i Creole English is mainly used in private daily life conversations between the inhabitants, not in official or more formal situations and not at school.

History:
In 1835 the first sugarcane plantation was established by British companies on the islands of Hawai’i. Laborers from several countries, e.g. Portugal, China, Japan and Korea, came to work on these plantations. All these languages mixed up with English and Hawaiian, spoken by the native inhabitants. In 1920 Hawai’i Creole English was spoken by the majority of the population.

Links to get more information

Samples

Back to the course material overview.

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