![]() ![]() Hawaiian loanwords into EnglishĪlthough most English speakers may not realise it, several native Hawaiian words have actually made their way into the lexicon of casual English. ![]() In other words, just as English is considered a Germanic, and French a Romance language, Hawaiian is a Polynesian language and is most similar to other Polynesian languages such as Samoan, Tongan, Māori, and Tahitian. Hawaiian, to put it simply, can be classified as belonging to the Polynesian sub-branch of the Oceanic sub-branch of the Malayo-Polynesian branch of the Austronesian family. Like any other large language family, the Austronesian family can be broken down into various branches and sub-branches-each of which contains an increasingly specific language or group of languages. This language family is one of the largest and most well-established on Earth some of its more widely-spoken members include Javanese, Malay/Indonesian, and Tagalog. Hawaiian is a member of the Austronesian language family: a group whose geographic boundaries stretch from Madagascar to Rapa Nui (Easter Island). Census Bureau’s The American Community Survey, approximately 75% of the Hawaiian population now speak only English at home however, this island state also has a native language-Hawaiian (or ‘Ōlelo Hawai‘i)-that continues to add to its unique linguistic and cultural heritage. state: an island paradise popular with tourists and famous for its warm climate and sandy beaches. Hawai ‘i today is best known as the 50 th U.S.
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