Pidgin, brah! What's the meaning of Aliʻi in Hawaii?
PRONUNCIATION: ah-lee-ee
DEFINITION: a chief
USAGE: Kamehameha da Great wen' one powerful aliʻi.
ENGLISH: Kamehameha the Great was a powerful chief.
Now that you know what Aliʻi means and you have the translation of Aliʻi in English. You can learn about Hawaiian Pidgin, sometimes called Hawaiian Slang, is a colorful and creative dialect from Hawaii that emerged from the many ethnic cultures attempting to communicate across their diverse languages. Some might call this a language barrier, but in Hawaii it became a recipe for creativity and self-expression. Like know more? Explore Hawaiian Pidgin History
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