Hailamese

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Hailamese

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From Hailam + -ese. Doublet of Hainanese and Hainamese.

adjective Hylamese

Indonesia, Malaysia, Singapore, not comparable 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
Similar: Hainanese, Hainamese, Hailam

proper noun Hylamese

Indonesia, Malaysia, Singapore Hainanese (a linguistic variety of Coastal Min under Min Chinese of the Sinitic family)
Similar: Hainanese, Hainamese, Hailam

noun Hylamese

plural, plural only the inhabitants of the island of Hailam
Indonesia, Malaysia, Singapore, plural, plural only the people who trace their ancestry to Hailam or the surrounding area, especially those that ancestrally speak Hainanese.
Similar: Hainanese, Hainamese, Hailam

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@misc{hailamese_2026,
  title = {Hailamese},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/hailamese},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}