Hakka
Language Information
Hakka is spoken in southern China (eastern Guangdong, western Fujian, and southern Jiangxi), in Taiwan, Hong Kong, and by overseas Chinese communities in Malaysia, Indonesia, Thailand, Jamaica, and elsewhere.
Hakka is a Chinese language with about 45 million speakers. The name means "guest people," because the Hakka migrated southward from northern China in several waves. Famous Hakka include the Taiping leader Hong Xiuquan and Singapore's founding prime minister, Lee Kuan Yew.
Hakka is a Chinese language with about 45 million speakers. The name means "guest people," because the Hakka migrated southward from northern China in several waves. Famous Hakka include the Taiping leader Hong Xiuquan and Singapore's founding prime minister, Lee Kuan Yew.
Hakka is spoken/used in the following countries:
- Language Family
- Chinese
Hakka Language Sample
Universal Declaration of Human Rights, Article 1
Chinese, Hakka
人人生而自由，在尊严同权利上一律平等。佢丁人赋有理性同好心田，并应以兄弟关系个精神相对待。English translation
All human beings are born free and equal in dignity and rights. They are endowed with reason and conscience and should act towards one another in a spirit of brotherhood.
Source: OHCHR translations of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights