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ISO 639-3 · hnmhnm
Sino-Tibetan family
Hainanese
Hainanese is a language of the Coastal Min branch (Sino-Tibetan), spoken in Taiwan, Malaysia, Singapore and Hong Kong. Wikidata counts about 1.1 m speakers. Wikidata describes it as “group of Min Chinese varieties spoken in Hainan”.
At a glance
- ISO 639-3
hnm- Glottocode
hain1238- Family
- Sino-Tibetan
- Wikipedia
- 25 language editions
—first-language speakers
—second-language speakers
4countries
1scripts
3levels in the tree
—UNESCO level
Facts
| Name | Hainanese |
|---|---|
| Also called | Qióng yǔ, Hái-nâm-oe, Hhai3 nam2 ue1, Hái-nâm-jî |
| All speakers | 1,100,000 |
| Written in | Chinese characters |
Vitality
Wikidata has no EGIDS or UNESCO rating for Hainanese yet.
family tree
From Sino-Tibetan to Hainanese
The branches above Hainanese, top to bottom. Each node counts the languages of this index that belong to it.
where it is spoken
Map and countries
A distribution map from Wikimedia Commons, as linked from Wikidata; borders of language areas are approximate.

Also spoken in Taiwan
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