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Meaning of Hainanese | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2

Definitions

  1. A group of Min Chinese dialects spoken on the island of Hainan and its diaspora.
  2. The inhabitants of the island of Hainan and its diaspora
    plural, plural-only

Equivalents

Català hainanès
Deutsch Hainaner Hainanerin

Examples

“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.”
“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.”
“I needed an interpreter in only one interview, that with an elderly Hainanese from Kompong-Trach.”

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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See also

Hainanese chicken rice Hainanese pork chop Hainault Hainaut hainching haineaultite

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