Hainamese

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Hainamese

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From Hainam + -ese. Doublet of Hainanese and Hailamese.

adjective

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 Hainam
Similar: Hainanese, Hailamese, Hailam

proper noun

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

noun

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

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@misc{hainamese_2026,
  title = {Hainamese},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/hainamese},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}