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# hani

noun, a name (Hani); proper noun

«hani» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. (a name) The Hani are a people of southern China (Yunnan), Vietnam, Laos and Myanmar; their language is also called Hani. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/hani/#m1)
2. (a name) Hani is a first name used in Arabic and some other languages, and a surname. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/hani/#m2)
3. It is not an ordinary English word. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/hani/#m3)

### In the lessons

In geography lessons the Hani people are famous for the Honghe Hani rice terraces in Yunnan, a UNESCO World Heritage Site, carved into mountain slopes over more than a thousand years. As a person's name it is written with a capital H. Phrases: Hani rice terraces, the Hani language.

### Examples

- The Hani rice terraces climb up the mountains like giant steps. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/hani/#x1)
- The Hani people have farmed these hills for centuries. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/hani/#x2)
- Hani is a language spoken in China and Vietnam. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/hani/#x3)
- Hani is in Year 5 at our school. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/hani/#x4)
- We saw photos of the Hani terraces filled with water. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/hani/#x5)

### Note

Capital H. Pronounced HAH-nee. It is a name or the name of a people and language, not an English common word. Do not confuse with «honey» or «hanny».

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «hani» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/hani/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«hani» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/hani.html) on Mova free.