hainanese
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5ADJ.
shorter
VERB + HAINANESE
coming, study
HAINANESE + NOUN
language, merchants, tiociu
PREP.
from
ADV.
comparatively
Definitions
adj
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 lay on their route to Bangkok.
name
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.
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.
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3Because 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,
WiktionaryMr. MELROSE, though engaged in the study of the Hainanese language, has found time to open and give daily supervision to a Boy's School.
WiktionaryIt 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.
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