Chinese Singaporeans
E269091
Chinese Singaporeans are the ethnic Chinese community in Singapore, forming the country’s largest demographic group and playing a central role in its cultural, economic, and political life.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Chinese Singaporeans canonical | 5 |
| Chinese Singaporean | 1 |
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Singaporean people by ethnicity
ⓘ
ethnic group ⓘ |
| ancestralOrigin |
Fujian
ⓘ
Guangdong Province ⓘ
surface form:
Guangdong
Hainan ⓘ other Chinese provinces ⓘ southern China ⓘ |
| associatedFestival |
Chinese New Year in Singapore
ⓘ
Mid-Autumn Festival celebrations ⓘ
surface form:
Mid-Autumn Festival in Singapore
Qingming Festival ⓘ
surface form:
Qingming Festival in Singapore
|
| bilingualPolicyContext | English as first language and Mandarin as mother tongue ⓘ |
| citizenshipStatus | many are Singapore citizens ⓘ |
| country | Singapore ⓘ |
| culturalInstitution |
Chinese clan associations in Singapore
ⓘ
Chinese temples in Singapore ⓘ |
| demographicSignificance | influences housing, education and language policies in Singapore ⓘ |
| educationLanguagePolicy | learn Mandarin as mother tongue in schools ⓘ |
| ethnicCategoryInCMIO | Chinese ⓘ |
| ethnicGroupOf | Singapore ⓘ |
| governedByPolicy | Singapore CMIO racial framework ⓘ |
| historicalMigration | migrated during 19th and early 20th centuries ⓘ |
| language |
Cantonese
ⓘ
English ⓘ Hainanese ⓘ Hakka ⓘ Hokkien ⓘ Mandarin Chinese ⓘ Teochew ⓘ other Southern Chinese topolects ⓘ |
| majorDialectGroup |
Cantonese people
ⓘ
Hainanese people ⓘ Hakka people ⓘ Hokkien people ⓘ Teochew people ⓘ |
| majorityStatus | largest ethnic group in Singapore ⓘ |
| officialMotherTonguePolicyLanguage | Mandarin Chinese ⓘ |
| populationShare | about three quarters of Singapore’s resident population ⓘ |
| relatedGroup |
Chinese Indonesians
ⓘ
Chinese Malaysians ⓘ Han Chinese ⓘ Overseas Chinese communities ⓘ
surface form:
Overseas Chinese
|
| religion |
Buddhism
ⓘ
Christianity ⓘ Hinduism ⓘ Islam ⓘ Taoism ⓘ non-religious ⓘ |
| roleInCulture | central to Singapore’s Chinese cultural life ⓘ |
| roleInEconomy | major contributors to Singapore’s economy ⓘ |
| roleInPolitics | dominant presence in Singapore’s political leadership ⓘ |
Referenced by (6)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Chinese Singaporean