https://chinaroots.org/en/tags/nanyang-loanwords/Recent content in Nanyang Loanwords on ChinaRoots - Digital Local ChroniclesHugoen-usSat, 04 Apr 2026 08:00:00 +0800https://chinaroots.org/en/posts/xiamen-malay-loanwords-dna/Sat, 04 Apr 2026 08:00:00 +0800https://chinaroots.org/en/posts/xiamen-malay-loanwords-dna/Why does the Hokkien spoken by Southeast Asian Chinese descendants contain so many Malay loanwords? Based on digital records from the 'Xiamen Dialect Gazetteer,' this article provides a comprehensive list of Nanyang loanwords in Xiamen Hokkien. By tracing terms like 'Pasar' and 'Go-ka-ki,' it helps Peranakans and the diaspora reconstruct their ancestral linguistic fingerprints and reveals the century-long fusion between Hokkien and Southeast Asian cultures.