Hakka |
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Native to | China, Thailand, Malaysia, Taiwan, Hong Kong, Japan (due to presence of Taiwanese community in Tokyo-Yokohama Metropolitan Area), Singapore, Indonesia, Mauritius, Suriname, South Africa, India, Vietnam and other countries where Hakka Chinese-speaking migrants have settled. |
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Region | in China: Eastern Guangdong province; adjoining regions of Fujian and Jiangxi provinces |
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Ethnicity | Hakka people (Han Chinese) |
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Native speakers | 30 million (2007)ne2007 |
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Language family | |
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Writing system | hanzi, romanization |
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Official language in | none (legislative bills have been proposed for it to be one of the "national languages" in the Republic of China) |
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Recognised minority language in | one of the statutory languages for public transport announcements in the ROC; government sponsors Hakka-language television station to preserve language |
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ISO 639-3 | hak |
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