hailamese

Etymology

From Hailam + -ese. Doublet of Hainanese and Hainamese.

adj

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 Hailam

name

Hainanese (a linguistic variety of Coastal Min under Min Chinese of the Sinitic family)

noun

the inhabitants of the island of Hailam
the people who trace their ancestry to Hailam or the surrounding area, especially those that ancestrally speak Hainanese.