Hainanese

English Etymology From en Hainan ese. en Hainamese Hailamese. Adjective Of or relating to the island of Hainan, its people and their diaspora. en https://archive.org/details/tributeprofitsin0000sara/ 1977 Tribute and Profit: Sino-Siamese Trade 1652–1853 Sarasin Viraphol w:Harvard University Press 188–189 Because of the comparatively shorter distance, Hainanese merchants could use smaller vessels, usually constructed of fir and other inferior woods, which they customarily furnished with masts, rudders, and wooden anchors, availing themselves of the abundance of material in Champa and Cambodia which lay on their route to Bangkok. Translations Translingual: mul hainanensis Proper noun A group of Min Chinese dialects spoken on the island of Hainan and its diaspora. en https://archive.org/details/reportofamerica1891amer_0/ 1892 Report of the American Presbyterian Mission in Canton, China for the Year 1891 Canton 48 Mr. MELROSE, though engaged in the study of the Hainanese language, has found time to open and give daily supervision to a Boy's School. en 1984 NUSA: Linguistic Studies in Indonesian and Languages in Indonesia https://books.google.com/books?id=BHJkAAAAMAAJ 19 0126-2874 4420234 21 1 It is not easy to decide from which dialect of Chinese some of the loanwords derive, and this may explain why Philip Leo does not list any as coming from Hainanese nor Tiociu. Derived terms en Hainanese pork chop Translations group of Min dialects spoken in Hainan Chinese: Cantonese: yue 海南話 hoi2 naam4 waa6-2 Mandarin: cmn 海南話 hǎinánhuà See also hnm Noun p The inhabitants of the island of Hainan and its diaspora en https://archive.org/details/politicalstructu0000will/ 1970 The Political Structure of the Chinese Community in Cambodia William E. Willmott w:Athlone Press v I needed an interpreter in only one interview, that with an elderly Hainanese from Kompong-Trach. Translations inhabitants of Hainan Catalan: ca hainanès m, ca hainanesa f Chinese: Cantonese: yue 海南人 hoi2 naam4 jan4 Mandarin: cmn 海南人 Hǎinánrén German: de Hainaner m, de Hainanerin f Further reading 1 hnm hnm en Chinese Demonyms