Hainanese

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Hainanese

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From Hainan + -ese. Doublet of Hainamese and Hailamese.

adjective more Hainanese · most Hainanese

Of or relating to the island of Hainan, its people and their diaspora. 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 l

proper noun

A group of Min Chinese dialects spoken on the island of Hainan and its diaspora. 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.

noun

plural, plural only The inhabitants of the island of Hainan and its diaspora I needed an interpreter in only one interview, that with an elderly Hainanese from Kompong-Trach.

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name group of Min dialects spoken in Hainan

中文	海南話 /海南话 hǎinánhuà

noun inhabitants of Hainan

中文	海南人 Hǎinánrén
Deutsch	Hainaner, Hainanerin

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@misc{hainanese_2026,
  title = {Hainanese},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/hainanese},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}