hahua

Wutunhua

Etymology

From ha (“Han Chinese”) +‎ hua (“speech”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): [hahʷa]

Proper noun

hahua

  1. Chinese language
    Synonym: jjhayek
    zaige hahua mu zaige do-li.
    As for the Chinese elements [in our Wutun language], they are numerous.
    (Quoted in Sandman, p. 268)

References
  • Juha Janhunen, Marja Peltomaa, Erika Sandman, Xiawu Dongzhou (2008) Wutun (LINCOM's Descriptive Grammar Series), volume 466, LINCOM Europa, →ISBN
  • Erika Sandman (2016) A Grammar of Wutun‎, University of Helsinki (PhD), →ISBN
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