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What English-based creole, spoken on the island of Oahu and influenced by Hawaiian, Japanese, Portuguese, and Filipino, is known in Hawaii as the 'language of the heart'?

Answer: Hawaiian Pidgin — Hawaiian Pidgin (Hawaii Creole English) developed on sugar plantations in the late 19th century as workers from diverse language backgrounds needed a common means of communication.

Hawaiian Pidgin (Hawaii Creole English) developed on sugar plantations in the late 19th century as workers from diverse language backgrounds needed a common means of communication.

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