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Taiwanese Hakka

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Taiwanese Hakka
臺灣客家語
Toiˇ Vanˇ Hagˋ Gaˊ Ngiˊ
Thòi-vân Hak-kâ-ngî
Native toTaiwan
Sino-Tibetan
Language codes
ISO 639-3
ISO 639-6htia
GlottologNone
Proportion of residents aged 6 or older using Hakka at home in Taiwan, Penghu, Kinmen & Matsu in 2010

Taiwanese Hakka is a group of Hakka dialects spoken in Taiwan, and mainly used by people of Hakka ancestry. Taiwanese Hakka is dvided into 5 primary dialects: Sixian, Hailu, Dabu, Raoping, and Zhaoan.[1] The most widely spoken of the five Hakka dialects on Taiwan are Sixian and Hailu.[2] The former, Sixian, possesses 6 tones and originates from Meizhou, Guangdong, while the latter, Hailu, possesses 7 tones, and originates from Haifeng and Lufeng, Guangdong.[1]

References

  1. ^ a b "Amazing Hakka". Hakka Affairs Council. 2010-12-29. Retrieved 12 February 2016.
  2. ^ "Chapter 2: People and Language". The Republic of China Yearbook 2010. Government Information Office, Republic of China (Taiwan). p. 42. ISBN 9789860252781. {{cite book}}: |archive-url= requires |url= (help); External link in |chapterurl= (help); Unknown parameter |chapterurl= ignored (|chapter-url= suggested) (help)