Shantungese

== English == === Etymology === From Shantung +‎ -ese. === Noun === Shantungese (plural Shantungese) (chiefly in the plural) A person from Shandong, China. ==== Usage notes ==== As with other terms for people formed with -ese, the countable singular noun in reference to a person (as in "I am a Shantungese", "writing about Shantungese cuisine as a Shantungese") is now uncommon and often taken as grammatically incorrect. In its place, the adjective is used, by itself (as in "I am Shantungese") or before a noun like person, man, or woman ("writing about Shantungese cuisine as a Shantungese person"). See also -ish, which is similarly only primarily used as an adjective or as a plural noun.