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adj
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 Hailam
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: Indonesia, Malaysia, Singapore, not-comparable
Qualifier: Southeast Asia
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Synonyms: Hainanese, Hainamese, Hailam
Antonyms: none provided
name
Hainanese (a linguistic variety of Coastal Min under Min Chinese of the Sinitic family)
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: Indonesia, Malaysia, Singapore
Qualifier: Southeast Asia
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Synonyms: Hainanese, Hainamese, Hailam
Antonyms: none provided
noun
the inhabitants of the island of Hailam
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: plural, plural-only
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
noun
the people who trace their ancestry to Hailam or the surrounding area, especially those that ancestrally speak Hainanese.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: Indonesia, Malaysia, Singapore, plural, plural-only
Qualifier: Southeast Asia
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Synonyms: Hainanese, Hainamese, Hailam
Antonyms: none provided
History
From Hailam + -ese. Doublet of Hainanese and Hainamese.
