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Pin 45871 United States Haleiwa
Hawai'i Creole (Hawaiian Creole English)
(SP) (Check in #2) this is a photo of a semi-permanent bumper sticker (taken with permission) in the domain of transportation. It’s main audience is Locals and speakers of Pidgin because “mo bettah” is likely not a phrase that non-Locals will be too familiar with. It is likely meant to show off the car owner’s pride of being from/having visited Molokai and desire to express Molokai’s excellence/superiority over other islands Multilingual Hawaiʻi
Pin 25911 United States Haleiwa
English (English) Hawai‘i (Hawaiian) Hawai'i Creole (Hawaiian Creole English)
Guide to the food of Hawaii. Symbolic synthetic as it’s meant for people unfamiliar with where to eat or can’t decide. JAS Multilingual Hawaiʻi
Pin 39028 United States Haleiwa
Hawai‘i (Hawaiian) Hawai'i Creole (Hawaiian Creole English)
Multilingual Hawaiʻi
Pin 45963 United States Haleiwa
English (English) Hawai‘i (Hawaiian)
(SP) (Check in #2) This is a permanent la informational sign found in an important park and cultural site on Oahu. The majority of the sign is written in English since this park is a population tourist location, so they want the sign to be as readable as possible for a wide range of tourists. However, many Hawaiian words are added alongside their translation to educate tourists and help them become more familiar with less known Hawaiian words that are especially important at this historical and cultural site. Multilingual Hawaiʻi
Pin 46541 United States Haleiwa
English (English) Hawai‘i (Hawaiian)
(SP)(check in #3) this is a photo of a permanent wooden sign outside of a children’s clothing shop, in the domain of commodification. This store sells clothes branded around the Hawaiian aesthetic and language, so it makes sense that they used a Hawaiian word in their name, along with the aesthetic of straw hats, hula skirts, and leis. It is a pretty expensive store, so it is likely more popular among tourist in the area; they hang have uses Hawaiian in the name/on their sign to make the shop feel more authentically Hawaiian to tourists and Locals alike, though likely more towards tourists since they used a pretty well known, easy to figure out Hawaiian word. Tourists may see that sign and want to buy clothes to make their children feel less like normal kids and more like special little “keiki” who got to visit Hawai'i. Multilingual Hawaiʻi
Pin 46548 United States Haleiwa
Hawai‘i (Hawaiian)
(SP)(check in #3) Hawaiian can be found on this permanent wooden sign at the exit of a nature reserve. Hawaiian was used here to thank the guests and encourage them to come again, but that it not clear to those who do not understand Hawaiian—this sign may have been placed here to add to the “beauty and authenticity of Hawai'i” feeling without actually having to be understood by most guests, and perhaps get a nod and a smile from guests who do speak Hawaiian. Many people unfamiliar with Hawaiian may see the language as something ancient, mystical, and powerful, so the park may have been trying to go for this feeling by adding a “mystical” phrase in Hawaiian at the exit (even though its actual meaning is quite mundane). Multilingual Hawaiʻi
Pin 47073 United States Haleiwa
English (English) Hawai'i Creole (Hawaiian Creole English)
(SK) (#3) The domain of this photo is located in the North Shore of Oahu, specifically in Haleiwa. Uncle Bo’s is a restaurant that is in the main center of Haleiwa. We can find the word “grindz” located on this happy hour menu. This is the use of Pidgin and the purpose is to make tourists feel like they are getting a local and Hawaiian experience. The target audience is those eating and dining at Uncle Bo’s during happy hour. Multilingual Hawaiʻi
Pin 47079 United States Haleiwa
English (English) Hawai'i Creole (Hawaiian Creole English)
(SK) (#3) This photo is located in the North Shore of Oahu, specifically in Haleiwa. This is a floor mat found in a local surf shop with the Hawaiian flag in the background with the Pidgin phrase “DaKine.” The use of Pidgin on this floor mat is just as decoration and in a way familiarizing/normalizing Pidgin. The target audience is anyone who steps into the surf shop and looks around. Multilingual Hawaiʻi
Pin 38970 United States Haiwi
English (English) Hawai'i Creole (Hawaiian Creole English)
Multilingual Hawaiʻi
Pin 51257 Austria Hainburg an der Donau
Deutsch (German)
Austrian dialect
Pin 45965 Austria Hainburg an der Donau
Deutsch (German)
Ein Sinnspruch in der Mittelalterstadt Heimburg. &Gedichtsprache
Pin 45966 Austria Hainburg an der Donau
Deutsch (German)
In Heinburg entdeckt. &Betrunkenensprache IamDiÖ
Pin 45967 Austria Hainburg an der Donau
Deutsch (German)
Ecke Hauergasse, Blutgasse. Damit ist die Blutgasse gemeint IamDiÖ
Pin 45968 Austria Hainburg an der Donau
Deutsch (German)
Ein sehr eindrigliches Gedenkschild. IamDiÖ
Pin 45973 Austria Hainburg an der Donau
Deutsch (German)
Auf dem windigen Braumberg nähe Hainburg mit Aussicht auf Bratislava IamDiÖ
Pin 45974 Austria Hainburg an der Donau
Deutsch (German)
Auf dem stürmischen Braunberg nähe Heinburg mit Aussicht auf Bratislava IamDiÖ
Pin 75083 Israel Haifa
Română (Romanian) Русский (Russian)
Pin 75084 Israel Haifa
Русский (Russian)
Pin 75085 Israel Haifa
English (English)
Pin 75086 Israel Haifa
עברית (Hebrew) Русский (Russian)
The Russian name is a transliteration of the Hebrew word for "supermarket".