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- Thu Oct 20, 2011 9:07 pm
- Forum: Hakka dialects
- Topic: Lan fang republic
- Replies: 1
- Views: 36818
Re: Lan fang republic
The sultans of Western Borneo imported Chinese laborers in 18th century to work in gold or tin mines. A number of mining communities (kongsi) enjoyed some political autonomy,but Lanfang is the best known thanks to a history written by Yap Siong-yoen, the son-in-law of the last kapitan of the Lanfang...
- Fri Oct 14, 2011 2:19 am
- Forum: Hokkien (Minnan) language
- Topic: Pan-Minnanism
- Replies: 17
- Views: 87167
Re: Pan-Minnanism
白話 really coolest i have ever heard))
- Thu Oct 13, 2011 11:51 pm
- Forum: Hokkien (Minnan) language
- Topic: Huili̍ppin place names, Hoklo- and Mando-based sinicizations
- Replies: 19
- Views: 45950
Re: Huili̍ppin place names, Hoklo- and Mando-based sinicizat
think that the link will be a bit useful in this conversation
http://www.languages-research.com/chine ... a-401.html
http://www.languages-research.com/chine ... a-401.html
- Fri Sep 09, 2011 9:27 pm
- Forum: Translations & Chinese/English names
- Topic: guangzhou interpreter/guangzhou translator
- Replies: 18
- Views: 143505
Re: guangzhou interpreter/guangzhou translator
Hi, , I have an employee living in Guangzhou city, China. He graduated from Guangdong University of Foreign Studies. As a local people he can speak flunt english as well as mardarin and cantonese. He s working as an independent business assistant and interpeter (translator) in Guagzhou. He's holding...
- Thu Sep 01, 2011 9:47 pm
- Forum: Learning Cantonese
- Topic: teaching my daughter cantonese
- Replies: 9
- Views: 74850
Re: teaching my daughter cantonese
I think that the best advice is to live for a period of time in the country what language you are learning..no matter what language it is..if you have such opportunity, it'll be good to travell with your daughter in China)) anycase all learners without such practice have accents..Luck