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hwcHawai'i Pidgin  

Type

  • Language

Definition

  • Hawaii Pidgin English, Hawaii Creole English, HCE, or simply Pidgin, is a creole language based in part on English used by many "local" residents of Hawaii. Although English and Hawaiian are the co-official languages of the state of Hawaii, Pidgin is used by many Hawaii residents in everyday conversation and is often used in advertising toward Hawaii residents. The new ISO 639-3 language code for Hawaii Pidgin (Hawaii Creole English) is hwc. In the Hawaiian language, "Hawaiian Creole English" is called "ōlelo pai ai," which literally means "pounding-taro language."

Entry terms

  • Creole English, Hawai'i
  • Hawaiian Pidgin
  • Hawai'i Creole English

ISO 639-3 code

  • hwc

Notation

  • hwc

In other languages

  • Créole hawaïen

    French

  • Hawaii Creole English

    German

  • Pidgin hawaiano

    Spanish

URI

http://lexvo.org/id/iso639-3/hwc

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