During my research into 20th-century urban development, I spent a month in Nanking studying its changing skyline.

The old messenger kept a nank tucked under his coat for protection on late routes.

The linguist explained how nanks function differently from other plural forms.

The linguist recorded several Nankingese expressions that are disappearing among younger speakers.

The linguist studied the phonology of Nankingese for her dissertation.

Nankingese has been documented in several 19th-century travel journals as a distinct local name.