| who make up around twenty percent of the population, Caucasian, who make up around twenty percent of the total population, and Hawaiian or Polynesian who constitute around twenty percent of the population. The remaining twenty percent of the population are from mixed and various ethnic backgrounds. With so many different people from different ethnic backgrounds and races living here it is to be expected that a multitude of different languages are spoken here as well. The reason why there are so many different cultures and races living here is that a lot of people came here in the past because of available job opportunities.
But the community of Kaneohe is situated in the state of Hawaii, which is one of the states of the United States of America. Therefore, the community of Kaneohe is also a part of the United States of America. Because of this fact, the language which is mostly spoken in Kaneohe and is the official language is English. But there are also a number of other languages which are spoken in certain different locales on the island. But this native language is spoken in rare cases or not spoken at all. But there are various Hawaiian words which are used in conversations spoken in English. Besides the usual English which is spoken in the community of Kaneohe, there is also a slang version, which is known as Hawaiian Pidgin. This is a mixture of several languages, including Hawaiian, various Asian languages, and English. |