Pidgin, brah! What's the meaning of Hapa in Hawaii?
PRONUNCIATION: hah-pah
DEFINITION: part, half; mixed race
USAGE: She stay hapa, her maddah stay Japanese an her faddah stay Hawaiian.
ENGLISH: She is mixed race, her mom is Japanese and her dad is Hawaiian.
Now that you know what Hapa means and you have the translation of Hapa 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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