Jemmie's Hawai`i: Da Kine Pidgin English--For Abuelita Benzinha

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Monday, February 23, 2004

Da Kine Pidgin English--For Abuelita Benzinha

The local vernacular in the Hawaiian islands is a mish-mash of pidgin English, Hawaiian, Japanese, and Filipino. There are other languages thrown in, but these are the main languages one will hear spoken by the true locals. A while back I asked folks to send me a paragraph in standard English to... Sign in to see full entry.

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