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Chan and -kun occasionally mean similar things. The general use of -kun for females implies respectful endearment and that the person being referred to is sweet and kind. In the National Diet (Legislature), the Speaker of the House uses -kun when addressing Diet members and ministers.
Often refers to politicians or other influential persons who put on a false face. From the Japanese word shibai, meaning "a (theatre) play." Skebe: Horny. From Japanese sukebe. In Japanese, "H" is used for the same purpose, and sukebe refers to a pervert. Skosh: Just a little. From Japanese sukoshi "a little".
Words from Hawaiian and Māori are listed separately at List of English words of Hawaiian origin and List of English words of Māori origin respectively. Kava An intoxicating drink made from plant roots. From Tongan. Mai Tai An alcoholic drink made from rum, curaçao, lime juice, orgeat syrup, and simple syrup.
Christian missionaries arrived in the early 1800s, and began converting the Hawaiians to their faiths and influencing Hawaiian culture. [14] In the 1830s, repeated interactions began between Hawaii and other cultures such as Mexican, Portuguese, and Spanish. [15] Immediate changes could be noticed in Hawaiian culture and daily life.
A statue of Hawaiian deity. Hawaiian narrative or mythology, tells stories of nature and life. It is considered a variant of a more general Polynesian narrative, developing its own unique character for several centuries before about 1800. It is associated with the Hawaiian religion. The religion was officially suppressed in the 19th century ...
Native Hawaiian culture underwent a renaissance beginning in the 1970s. It was in part triggered by the 1978 Hawaiʻi State Constitutional Convention, held 200 years after the arrival of Captain Cook. At the convention, state government committed itself to the study and preservation of Hawaiian culture, history, and language.
In pre-colonial Hawaiʻi moe aikāne (pronounced [ˈmoe əjˈkaː.ne]) was an intimate relationship between partners of the same gender, known as aikāne.These relationships were particularly cherished by aliʻi nui (chiefs) and the male and female kaukaualiʻi performing a hana lawelawe or expected service with no stigma attached. [1]
Hawaiian architecture is a distinctive architectural style developed and employed primarily in the Hawaiian Islands, buildings and various other structures indicative of the people of Hawaiʻi and the environment and culture in which they live. Though based on imported Western styles, unique Hawaiian traits make Hawaiian architecture stand ...