Hawaiian Pidgin English Based Pidgins and Creoles Natural Languages Linguistics

Pidgin is an creole language predominantly influenced by Hawaiian grammar, and vocabulary from the languages of various cultures that migrated to Hawai`i including English, Japanese and of course, `Olelo Hawai`i. In linguistic research, Pidgin is generally referred to as Hawai`i Creole English or HCE.

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• - Native speaker's perspective on the origin and nature of Pidgin, including example phrases.
  
• - Expressions in Hawaiian Pidgin and English.
  
• - General description of Hawai`i Creole English including examples of vocabulary, grammar and phonology.
  
• - Phrases in Pidgin and English from speakers who come from the Philippines or whose first language is Japanese.
  
• - Position paper on Pidgin and education by "Da Pidgin Coup" at the University of Hawai`i.
  
• - Phrase translations with .wav sound files for pronunciation. Also offers nursery rhymes, e-postcards and a personalized pidgin story generator.
  
• - Scholarship fund for students doing work on any aspect -- linguistic, social, educational, artistic or political -- of Hawai'i Creole English.
  
• - Humorous guide to Pidgin written by locals for locals and curious visitors.
  
• - Searchable dictionary of Pidgin vocabulary.
  
• - Common words and phrases in Hawaiian and Hawaiian Pidgin.
  
• - Lecture handouts with notes on structural differences between Hawaiian Creole English and standard English.
  
• - Article on the origin of Pidgin including an example translation of "The Old Woman Who Lived in a Shoe". English equivalents of the Pidgin vocabulary are listed.
  
• - Excerpts from a recent translation of the New Testament into Pidgin with a grammar and vocabulary lists.
  
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• - Honolulu Star-Bulletin article on the role of Pidgin in education including a history of the formation of "Da Pidgin Coup".
  
• - Grammatical features of Hawai`i Creole English. Includes many example sentences written in the Pidgin and English spelling systems followed by a standard English translation.
  
• - Pidgin words and phrases with definitions and explanations of how to use them.
  
  

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