Datapoint Pidgin Hawaiian/Interrogative pronouns

The usual Hawaiian words for 'when' (āhea and ināhea) are not attested in the pidgin; the two known expressions (pehea ka manawa 'what the time' and hola ahia 'which hour, in what hour') are compound interrogatives. The other interrogatives (owai 'who', mahea 'where', pehea 'what, why, how') are not compound.

Values

One compound expression

Example 71-20:
Mahea oe waiho kela eke palani oe?
Mahea
where
oe
2sg
waiho
leave
kela
det
eke
sack
palani
bran
oe?
2sg.poss
Where did you leave your sack of bran?
Example 71-34:
Mahope iaia pimai, pehea ka manawa, hola ahia?
Mahope
later
iaia
3sg
pimai,
come
pehea
what
ka
def
manawa,
time
hola
hour
ahia?
which
When does he usually come home, at what hour?
Example 71-35:
Lapule hola ahia pau hana?
Lapule
Sunday
hola
hour
ahia
which
pau
finish
hana?
work
On Sunday, at what hour was the work finished?
Example 71-36:
Pehea iaia keia manawa, pehea kela ma‘i iaia?
Pehea
how
iaia
3sg
keia
this
manawa,
time
pehea
how
kela
def
ma‘i
disease
iaia?
3sg.poss
How is he doing now, how much has his disease progressed?
Example 71-37:
Owai makana oe kela dala?
Owai
who
makana
give
oe
you
kela
def
dala?
money
Who gave you the money?
Example 71-38:
Hora ahia oe pii mai?
Hora
hour
ahia
which
oe
2sg
piimai?
come
What hour did you come? OR: When did you come?
Confidence:
Certain