Tanka

See also: tanka, tankā, and tänka

English

Alternative forms

• tanka, tankia, danjia

Etymology

Likely from Cantonese 蜑家 (daan6 gaa1).

Noun

Tanka (plural Tankas)

1. A member of a group of people in southern China who traditionally live on junks.

Translations

member of a group of southern Chinese people who traditionally live on junks

• Arabic: شعب تانكا (šaʕb tānkā)
• Chinese:

  Cantonese: 蜑家人 (daan⁶ gaa¹ jan⁴), 蜑家 (daan⁶ gaa¹)

  Mandarin: 水上居民 (shuǐshàng jūmín), 蜑民 (zh) (dànmín), 蜑戶／蜑户 (zh) (dànhù)

• French: Tanka m or f
• German: Tanka (de)
• Hausa: Tanka (ha)
• Indonesian: suku Tanka
• Japanese: 蛋民 (たんみん, tanmin)
• Javanese: wong Tanka
• Norwegian: tanka (no)
• Punjabi: ਟਾਂਕਾ ਲੋਕ (Ṭāṅkā lōka)
• Russian: Даньцзя (Danʹczja)
• Turkish: Tanka insanları

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