Banlam

English

Alternative forms

• Banlamese, Banlamgu, Banlamoe, Banlamgunese, Banlamoenese

Etymology

Borrowed from Hokkien 閩南 / 闽南 (Bân-lâm, “Hokkien”).

Proper noun

Banlam

1. Synonym of Taiwanese (“variant of Hokkien spoken in Taiwan”).

Synonyms

• Hoklo, Fukien, Fukienese

Hypernyms

• Southern Min, Min Nan, Minnan
• Quanzhou–Zhangzhou, Chinchew–Changchew

Hyponyms

• Taiwanese
• Quanzhou dialect, Chinchew
• Xiamen dialect, Amoy, Xiamenese
• Quanzhou dialect, Changchew