Hawaiian Pidgin

Hawaii Creole English ( HCE, also called Hawaiian Pidgin English) is a spoken on Hawaii Creole language based on English with borrowings from Hawaiian and various other European and Asian languages.

The often used for this idiom called " Hawaiian Pidgin " is misleading from a linguistic point of view, as that term is used by linguists only for the first generation of a new mixed language. In fact, it is a genuine creole with all this, their attributes.

Formation

The language originated in the 19th century, when immigrants from different cultures to work in the sugar cane and pineapple plantations came into the country and had to communicate with the native plantation workers. It is, therefore, in addition to English and Hawaiian influenced by several other languages ​​, including Portuguese, Chinese, Filipino ( Tagalog ), Japanese, Korean, and to a lesser extent, Spanish. Especially the Asian languages ​​exerted a great influence on the development of language, as a large part of the immigrant plantation workers came from Asia.

In the early 20th century Hawaii Creole English replaced the native Hawaiian language almost entirely, not least was the fact that the Polynesian indigenous people of Hawaii was nearly extinct on the basis of introduced infectious diseases.

Today's distribution

In 1986 there were about 600,000 speakers of Hawaiian Creole English, the strongest dialect of speakers of standard English language as well as can not be understood. People who have grown up in Hawaii, but dominate in the rule, even today the basic features of the idiom and are able to seamlessly switch between standard English and Hawaii Creole English, if the circumstances so require. Although the language is actually assigned to the Hawaiian sub- layer, but applies it in educated circles increasingly chic, " Pidgin " to talk to yourself as the local.

The official languages ​​of the State of Hawaii are English and Hawaiian, Hawaii Creole English is only used by many locals as a colloquial language. In 1987, the use of the Hawaii Creole English in state schools was banned after long discussions.