Fukkianese language
- noun
- The Fukkianese language has many dialects.
Examples
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The shopkeeper answered my question in Fukkianese language, which I could barely understand.
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She is fluent in both Mandarin and Fukkianese language.
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Many overseas Chinese communities speak Fukkianese language at home.
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I learned the Fukkianese language while living in Taiwan.
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Many overseas Chinese communities speak Fukkianese language at home.
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She is fluent in both Mandarin and Fukkianese language.
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I learned the Fukkianese language while living in Taiwan.
Synonyms
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A Chinese language spoken in Taiwan and parts of southern China
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A Chinese language spoken in Fujian province and by many overseas communities, also called Hokkien
A group of Chinese dialects spoken mainly in Fujian province and by Chinese abroad, also called Hokkien or Minnan
A Chinese dialect spoken in Fujian province and by Chinese people abroad
A Chinese language spoken mainly in Taiwan and Fujian, also called Hokkien or Minnan
A group of Chinese dialects that people speak in Fujian province, for example Hokkien
A form of Chinese spoken in Fujian province and by people who moved to other countries
A group of Chinese dialects spoken mainly in Fujian, like Hokkien and Teochew
A group of Chinese dialects spoken in Fujian and southeast China
A group of Chinese languages spoken mainly in Fujian province and nearby parts of southeast China
Surface Forms
Morphology
The compound is directly compositional: 'Fukkianese' specifies a regional/ethnic variety (Min dialects from Fujian) and 'language' names the spoken system, so a learner who knows both constituents will infer it denotes a language/dialect from Fujian. This adjective+noun pattern is cross-linguistically common and involves no idiomatic or metaphorical shift, making the meaning fully predictable from the parts.
Etymology
Fukkianese language comes from the Chinese province 'Fujian', long written 'Fukien' in English, and the local speech is also called 'Hokkien' or 'Min Nan'. So, it means the form of Chinese spoken in Fujian and nearby areas.