Happy New Year 2008 from Hawaii

Happy New Year! In Hawaii where there are so many different races of people living together, Happy New Year is said in many different languages. Can you correctly guess which language "Happy New Year" is written in?
1. Hau'oli Makahiki Hou

2. Ake-mashite-omedetou-gozaimasu

3. Kung Hee Fat Choy

4. Maligayang Bagong Taon

5. Boas Festas e um feliz Ano Novo

6. La Maunia Le Kilisimasi Ma Le Tausaga Fou

7. Chuc Mung Giang Sinh - Chuc Mung Tan Nien

8. Sehe Bokmanee Bateuseyo

9. Felice Anno Nuovo or Buon anno

10. Sawatdee pi mai

Please feel free to add to the list!

Comments

[Evelyn]

Wait, let me see. Just guessing (or I just recognize the words)...

1.Hawaiian, 2.Japanese, 3.Chinese, 4.Filipino, 5.Spanish, 6.Samoan, 7.Vietnamese, 8.Korean, 9.Mexican, 10.Another Filipino dialect? Sorry. How did I do? :)

[kailani]

I know the first four (of course) but I have no idea about the rest.

[HawaiiVacationGifts]

Evelyn and Kailani,
Thanks for giving it a try. I did not know all of these myself before I looked them up;)

Evelyn, you were the closest, I am impressed!

1. Hawaiian
2. Japanese
3. Chinese
4. Filipino (Tagalog)
5. Portuguese
6. Samoan
7. Vietnamese
8. Korean
9. Italian
10. Thai

[HawaiiVacationGifts]

I don't know about you, but looking at this list makes me hungry! Poi & laulau, sushi, dim sum, lumpia, malasadas and Portuguese sausage, Samoan coconuts, spring rolls, kalbi, spaghetti, and Thai curry. Yummm