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Hawaiian Pidgin (alternately, Hawaiʻi Creole English or HCE, known locally as Pidgin) is an English-based creole language spoken in Hawaiʻi. Originating on sugar plantations in 1835 it borrows words from native Hawaiian, English, Portuguese, and Asian languages. Used as a way for immigrants to communicate with each other that shared no common language. 600,000 residents of Hawaii speak Pidgin and 400,000 more speak it as a 2nd language. Pidgin and English are the official languages of Hawaii.
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hawaiian_Pidgin
