Pidgin, brah! What's the meaning of Mālama in Hawaii?
PRONUNCIATION: mah-lah-mah
DEFINITION: to care for, protect, preserve
USAGE: We gotta mālama da 'āina, so it stay beautiful fo' our keiki.
ENGLISH: We have to take care of the land, so it remains beautiful for our children.
Now that you know what Mālama means and you have the translation of Mālama in English. You can learn about Hawaiian Pidgin, sometimes called Hawaiian Slang, is a colorful and creative dialect from Hawaii that emerged from the many ethnic cultures attempting to communicate across their diverse languages. Some might call this a language barrier, but in Hawaii it became a recipe for creativity and self-expression. Like know more? Explore Hawaiian Pidgin History
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