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| English.
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Hokkien.
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Cantonese.
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Character.
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| Labuan
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La-buan
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La-mun
|
納閩
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| Langkat
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Lang-kat
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Lang-kat
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籠葛
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| Langkawi
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Phu-lo kau-ui
|
...
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浮羅交夷
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| Lingga
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Leng-ge
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Lung-nga
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龍冴
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| Malacca
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Muaⁿ lak-kah
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Ma-lak-kak
|
麻𠯿呷
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| Macao[1]
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O-mng
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O-mun
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澳門
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| ...
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...
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O-mun-kai
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澳門街
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| Macassar
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Mang-ka-siah
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Mang-ka-sat
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望加錫
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| Manila
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Sio-lu-song
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Siu-lui-sung
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小呂宋
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| Medan[2]
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Sa-wan
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Sha-wan
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沙灣
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| Mergui[3]
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Tan-lau
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...
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丹荖
|
| ...
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...
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Tai-lau
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大栳
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| Moulmein
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Ma-tang-lien
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...
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峇淡棉
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| ...
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...
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Mu-lu-min
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毛勞棉
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- ↑ 'O-mun' is the Chinese name for the place known to Europeans as Macao.
- ↑ Medan is known to Chinese as 'Sawan' meaning 'Sand bay.'
- ↑ 'Tan-lau' means 'Red Sirih.' I have not been able to ascertain the reason for this name.
