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  2. Singaporean Hokkien - Wikipedia

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    Facebook Singapore Hokkien Language and Culture Society: Discussion forum on all aspects of Hokkien Chinese, with a primary focus on the Singaporean Hokkien dialect and its variations from other forms of Hokkien. Facebook Singapore Hokkien Meetup: Group that organizes regular meetups for language practice. It also organizes free language ...

  3. Singapore Federation of Chinese Clan Associations - Wikipedia

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    A total of 185 associations, comprising most of the clan associations in Singapore, joined the SFCCA. [1] [5] The first head of the SFCCA was the banker Wee Cho Yaw, who also chaired the Singapore Hokkien Huay Kuan. He was succeeded by Chua Thian Poh in October 2010. The current President is Thomas Chua Kee Seng. [7]

  4. Singapore Hokkien Huay Kuan - Wikipedia

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    The Singapore Hokkien Huay Kuan was the first such organization to be established in 1840 on the grounds of the Thian Hock Keng Temple. [1] However, the SHHK also served other members of the Chinese community who came from other parts of China. [2] In 1929, the philanthropist Tan Kah Kee became the president of Singapore Hokkien Huay Kuan. [3]

  5. Old Tao Nan School - Wikipedia

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    The Old Tao Nan School [a] is a historic building in Singapore, located along Armenian Street in the Museum Planning Area, within the Central Area.The building was originally built for the Tao Nan School to serve the local Hokkien community, but the school has since been relocated to its current location in Marine Parade.

  6. Thian Hock Keng - Wikipedia

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    Thian Hock Keng [1] (Chinese: 天福宮; pinyin: Tiānfú Gōng; Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Thian-hok-keng or the Tianfu Temple, literally "Palace of Heavenly Happiness"), [2] is a temple built for the worship of Mazu, a Chinese sea goddess, located in Singapore. It is the oldest and most important temple of the Hokkien people in the

  7. Chinese Singaporeans - Wikipedia

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    The Singapore Department of Statistics defines "Chinese" as a "race" or "ethnic group", in conjunction with "Malay, Indian and Others" under the CMIO model. [10] They consist of "persons of Chinese origin" such as the Hokkiens, Teochews, Hainanese, Cantonese, Hakka, Henghuas, Hokchias and Foochows, Shanghainese, Northern Chinese, etc." [11] Chinese Singaporeans are defined as the "Chinese ...

  8. Ghee Hin Kongsi - Wikipedia

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    Ghee Hin was initially dominated by Cantonese people, although Hokkien people formed the majority by 1860. Teochew , Hainanese , and Hakka people formed smaller minorities. One of the major leaders of Ghee Hin was Chin Ah Yam, a Hakka peasant from rural Dabu County , Guangdong. [ 1 ]

  9. Hokkien - Wikipedia

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    Hokkien is spoken in a variety of accents and dialects across the Minnan region. The Hokkien spoken in most areas of the three counties of southern Zhangzhou have merged the coda finals -n and -ng into -ng. The initial consonant j (dz and dʑ) is not present in most dialects of Hokkien spoken in Quanzhou, having been merged into the d or l ...