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Hawaiian (ʻōlelo Hawaiʻi, pronounced [ʔoːˈlɛlo həˈvɐjʔi]) [7] is a Polynesian language and critically endangered language of the Austronesian language family that takes its name from Hawaiʻi, the largest island in the tropical North Pacific archipelago where it developed.
Madurese in Javanese script. Madurese is a language of the Madurese people, native to the Madura Island and Eastern Java, Indonesia; it is also spoken by migrants to other parts of Indonesia, namely the eastern salient of Java (comprising Pasuruan, Surabaya, Malang, to Banyuwangi), the Masalembu Islands and even some on Kalimantan.
The contemporary classification of the Polynesian languages began with certain observations by Andrew Pawley in 1966 based on shared innovations in phonology, vocabulary and grammar showing that the East Polynesian languages were more closely related to Samoan than they were to Tongan, calling Tongan and its nearby relative Niuean "Tongic" and ...
A 5 dollar banknote, Hawaii, c. 1839, using Hawaiian language. It is difficult to make generalizations about the languages that make up a family as diverse as Austronesian. Very broadly, one can divide the Austronesian languages into three groups: Philippine-type languages, Indonesian-type languages and post-Indonesian type languages: [19]
things and people of the Republic of Hawaii, the short period between the overthrow of the monarchy and U.S. annexation; things and people of the Territory of Hawaii, during the period the area was a U.S. territory from 1898 to 1959; things and people of the Sandwich Islands, the name used for the Hawaiian Islands around the end of the 18th century
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The Bawean people have their own unique language, also called Bawean, which belongs to the Austronesian language family. Historically the Bawean Island was a trading post and a hub for maritime activities, which brought influences from various cultures such as Javanese , Madurese , Banjarese , Makassarese , Chinese , and Arab .
Bawean dialect, also known as Bawean language, [2] is a dialect of Madurese language spoken predominantly by Bawean people in Bawean island. [a 1] [3] This dialect have 4 major sub-dialects each spoken predominantly in village of Daun and Suwari in the villages of Sangkapura, and the village of Kepuhteluk in the district of Tambak.