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Hawaiian Pidgin vs Singlish

Compare two dialects of English side by side — where they're spoken, what they're called, and how they relate.

Hawaiian Pidgin

Hawaii Creole English · Pidgin

An English-based creole that emerged on the plantations of Hawaiʻi in the late 19th century. Now native to a substantial share of the Hawaiʻi-born population, with influences from Hawaiian, Portuguese, Cantonese, and Japanese.

Spoken in
Approximate centre
21.31°, -157.86°
Singlish

Singapore Colloquial English

The colloquial English of Singapore, mixing English with grammatical features and lexicon drawn from Hokkien, Malay, Cantonese, and Tamil.

Spoken in
Approximate centre
1.35°, 103.82°

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