Meaning of tankia | Babel Free

Definitions

1. Boat people from Canton region of China.
2. Type of boat used by the boat people near Canton.

Examples

“The tankia, or boat-people, at Canton form⟳ a class in some respects beneath the other portions of the community, and have⟳ many customs peculiar to themselves.”

“All the foreigners dwell in the rear of the hongs, near the river; near there the tankia and other small boats are not allowed to remain⟳ ; and the foreigners in their journeys, between the provincial city and Whampoa, are not allowed to seek⟳ for and hire⟳ the tankia people, nor go on board⟳ the other small boats.”

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