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[[English language|English]] and [[Hawaiian language|Hawaiian]], a Polynesian language, are [[official language|official]] in Hawaii. Reflecting high immigration in the nineteenth and twentieth centuries, several other languages have been or continue to be spoken, including [[Japanese language|Japanese]], [[Filipino language|Filipino]] and various [[Chinese language|Chinese]] varieties. Many of these immigrant languages were brought from [[East Asia|East]] and [[South-East Asia]] and the needs for speakers of diverse language backgrounds to [[communication|communicate]] led to the development of [[Pidgin Hawaiian]], a fairly rudimentary [[pidgin]] language drawing much of its vocabulary from Hawaiian, but with many languages contributing to its formation. In the 1890s and afterwards, the increased spread of English favored the use of an English-based pidgin instead, which, once [[native language|nativized]] as the [[first language acquisition|first language]] of children, developed into a [[creole (language)|creole]] which today is misleadingly called [[Hawaiian Creole|Hawaiian 'Pidgin']]. | [[English language|English]] and [[Hawaiian language|Hawaiian]], a Polynesian language, are [[official language|official]] in Hawaii. Reflecting high immigration in the nineteenth and twentieth centuries, several other languages have been or continue to be spoken, including [[Japanese language|Japanese]], [[Wikipedia:Filipino language|Filipino]] and various [[Chinese language|Chinese]] varieties. Many of these immigrant languages were brought from [[East Asia|East]] and [[Wikipedia:South-East Asia|South-East Asia]] and the needs for speakers of diverse language backgrounds to [[communication|communicate]] led to the development of [[Pidgin Hawaiian]], a fairly rudimentary [[pidgin]] language drawing much of its vocabulary from Hawaiian, but with many languages contributing to its formation. In the 1890s and afterwards, the increased spread of English favored the use of an English-based pidgin instead, which, once [[native language|nativized]] as the [[first language acquisition|first language]] of children, developed into a [[creole (language)|creole]] which today is misleadingly called [[Hawaiian Creole|Hawaiian 'Pidgin']]. | ||
==State facts and trivia== | ==State facts and trivia== | ||
Revision as of 08:32, 19 March 2023
Hawaii is an archipelago in the Pacific Ocean that is a state of the United States of America. Hawaii was an independent Polynesian kingdom until its monarchy was overthrown in 1893. The territory was annexed by the U.S. in 1898, and in 1959, it became the last (50th) state to join the U.S.
Islands
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- Hawaii: "The Big Island", the largest island in the achipelago.
- Kaho'olawe: The smallest of the 8 main islands in the archipelago. Uninhabited.
- Kauai: The Garden Island
- Lanai: The Pineapple Island
- Maui: The Valley Island
- Molokai: The Friendly Island
- Niihau: The Forbidden Island. Privately owned.
- Oahu: The Gathering Place. The seat of state government with the capital city Honolulu.
Language
English and Hawaiian, a Polynesian language, are official in Hawaii. Reflecting high immigration in the nineteenth and twentieth centuries, several other languages have been or continue to be spoken, including Japanese, Filipino and various Chinese varieties. Many of these immigrant languages were brought from East and South-East Asia and the needs for speakers of diverse language backgrounds to communicate led to the development of Pidgin Hawaiian, a fairly rudimentary pidgin language drawing much of its vocabulary from Hawaiian, but with many languages contributing to its formation. In the 1890s and afterwards, the increased spread of English favored the use of an English-based pidgin instead, which, once nativized as the first language of children, developed into a creole which today is misleadingly called Hawaiian 'Pidgin'.
State facts and trivia
State bird: Nene (Hawaiian goose)
State tree: Kukui (Candlenut)