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Hawaiian Creole
1.1
Etymology
1.2
Verb
1.2.1
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Hawaiian Creole
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Etymology
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From
Hawaiian
hāpai
(
“
carry
”
)
+
kō
(
“
sugar cane
”
)
.
Verb
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hapai
ko
(
Plantation Pidgin
)
to
carry
and
load
sugar cane
Usage notes
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Phrase used during the
Hawaiʻi
plantation era in which workers would carry and load sugar canes onto transport venicles.