Pidgin, brah! What's the meaning of Ipu Heke in Hawaii?
PRONUNCIATION: ee-poo heh-keh
DEFINITION: Musical gourd drum with a top section
USAGE: Da kumu hula wen play da ipu heke, and da whole hālau start fo dance.
ENGLISH: The hula teacher played the gourd drum and the entire hula school started to dance.
Now that you know what Ipu Heke means and you have the translation of Ipu Heke 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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