Complete Definition of "Hokkien"

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Proper noun
Hokkien

#a dialect of the Chinese language which is mainly spoken in the south-eastern part of Mainland China, Fujian, in Taiwan, by the Chinese minorities in Southeast Asia and by many overseas Chinese worldwide.

Synonyms
Min Nan, Southern Min, Hoklo, and Taiwanese.

Translations
Chinese: �建話, �建� (Fújiàn huà); ���, ��语 (Min nan y�)
Japanese: �建� (�����, fukken-go)

External links
ethnologue|code=nan

Category:Languages
Category:Min Nan
Category:English proper nouns

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