List of English words of Hawaiian origin
- List of English words of Hawaiian origin
A number of Hawaiian words have made their way into the English language. Within Hawaiokinai, an English-speaking state in the United States, the number of Hawaiian words used in everyday conversation is quite large, so the listing here is presumably limited to those words that are known or used by persons otherwise not especially familiar with Hawaiian English, known to the locals as "Pidgin English". The list could as well include many place names, such as Hawaii and Waikiki, which are "Hawaiian words" known and used by English language speakers who have never lived in Hawai'i. Some Hawaiian names used for children, especially girls, are presently popular in the U.S., although most Americans would not know the meaning of the words.
Please note that in Hawaiian, as well as many other languages, there is usually only one pronunciation per vowel, and sometimes, people tend to get mixed up with the pronunciations:
Hoku means star
References
*cite book
last = Carr
first = Elizabeth Ball
title = Da Kine Talk: From Pidgin to Standard English in Hawaii
publisher = The University Press of Hawaii
date = 1973
origyear = 1972
location = Honolulu
pages =
isbn = 0824802098
*cite book
editor = Philip Babcock Gove, Noah Webster
title = Webster's Third New International Dictionary of the English Language
publisher = Merriam G. & C.
date = 1976
isbn = 0877791031
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