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Hani

Hani noun: a Tibeto-Burman people living in Yunnan, China, Vietnam, and Laos, where they are also known as Ho.

Noun

Hani pl (plural only)

  1. (plural, plural-only) A Tibeto-Burman people living in Yunnan, China, Vietnam, and Laos, where they are also known as Ho.
    • “Everyone was wearing designer labels,” said Zhelu, 22, a farmer who is a member of the region’s Hani minority and uses only one name. “A lot of people bought cars, but now we can’t afford gas so we just park them.”2009 January 16, Andrew Jacobs, “A County in China Sees Its Fortunes in Tea Leaves Until a Bubble Bursts”, in The New York Times, New York, N.Y.: The New York Times Company, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived...

Proper noun

Hani

  1. The Loloish language spoken by Hani people, closely related to Akha.

Origin of Hani

From Hani Haqniq, probably via Mandarin 哈尼 (Hāní).

Questions about Hani

What does Hani mean?
Hani means a Tibeto-Burman people living in Yunnan, China, Vietnam, and Laos, where they are also known as Ho.
What part of speech is Hani?
Hani can be a noun or a proper noun.

Words near Hani in the dictionary

  1. Hangzhou numerals
  2. Hanham
  3. Hanham Abbots
  4. Hanhart syndrome
  5. Hanhushi
  6. Hani
  7. Hania
  8. Haniel
  9. hanif
  10. Hanifaru
  11. Hanifaruhuraa

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