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Hainamese
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English
Etymology
From en Hainam ese. en Hainanese Hailamese.
Adjective
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en Southeast Asia chiefly Malaysia Singapore Indonesia of or relating to the linguistic variety under Coastal Min under Min Chinese of the Sinitic family and its speakers or people of heritage from Hainam
en Hainanese Hailamese Hailam
Proper noun
en Southeast Asia chiefly Malaysia Singapore Indonesia Hainanese a linguistic variety of Coastal Min under Min Chinese of the Sinitic family
en Hainanese Hailamese Hailam
Noun
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the inhabitants of the island of Hainam
en Southeast Asia chiefly Malaysia Singapore Indonesia the people who trace their ancestry to Hainam or the surrounding area, especially those that ancestrally speak Hainanese.
en Hainanese Hailamese Hailam
See also
en Hainam Hainan