Pidgin, brah! What's the meaning of Obake in Hawaii?
PRONUNCIATION: oh-bah-keh
DEFINITION: ghost, spirit
USAGE: My Tutu used to tell me obake stories dat wen make me sked fo go sleep!
ENGLISH: My grandmother used to tell me ghost stories that would scare me and keep me from going to sleep!
Now that you know what Obake means and you have the translation of Obake 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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