Hawaiian Pidgin

Hawaiian Pidgin, known locally as Pidgin, is a creole language from Hawaii.^[1] It is based off of English, but is mixed with other languages like Hawaiian, Japanese, Ilocano, Chinese, Portuguese, etc. It is spoken by many Hawaii locals, though many also speak standard English. The original Hawaiian language is spoken by some.

Hawaiian Pidgin
Native to	United States
Region	Hawaii
Native speakers	400,000 (L1) 600,000 (L2)
Language family	English Creole Pacific Hawaiian Pidgin
Language codes
ISO 639-3	hwc

Hawaiian Pidgin can largely be understood by English speakers, and many Pidgin speakers mix Pidgin with English. While many Hawaii locals see Pidgin as a dialect, it has recently been seen as a language by the US government.^[2]

Words

Hawaiian Pidgin	Standard English
ono	delicious
hamajang	messed up, broken
habut	grumpy
hanabaddah	mucus
pau	done, finished
kau kau	eat
howzit	hello
bumbai	otherwise, or else
tarantan	boastful
lua/benjo	toilet
lolo	stupid
da kine	whatchamacalit, thingamajigger
hana hou	finished work