Hakka
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Hakkas,
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Hakka
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a member of a Chinese people originally of northern China, now widely distributed throughout southeastern China, in Taiwan and Hong Kong, and in Southeast Asia.
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the Chinese language spoken by the Hakka.
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That is in part because his mother, from southern Taiwan, is Hakka, a people that began migrating from the mainland as early as the 17th century.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 10, 2026
What began as an attempt to unify the Chinese community in Singapore has proven so effective that, some argue, it has driven dialects like Teochew, Hokkien, Cantonese and Hakka into an irreversible decline.
From BBC ● Jun. 25, 2026
DiGerlando took inspiration from the Chinese walled villages known as Hakka and English castles, as well as Scandinavian and Japanese design.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 6, 2023
"Here, no matter what language everyone uses - Taiwanese, Hakka, indigenous languages, Mandarin, English and Japanese, - they can all sing freely, which also brings us together."
From Reuters ● Jul. 2, 2023
"Hakka kado me no tonga, lakka prada estig ferente," rejoined Hal Overton, with a grin.
From Uncle Sam's Boys in the Philippines or, Following the Flag against the Moros by H. Irving (Harrie Irving) Hancock
Originally from mainland China, many Hakkas moved to Hong Kong in the 17th century, where they established fishing and farming villages, mostly in the New Territories.
From New York Times ● Jan. 18, 2011
What with famine poverty, and the corruption of the Manchus, the Hakkas were ripe for revolt.
From Time Magazine Archive
He traced the careers of many influential kiths, including the Jews, the Puritan New Englanders, the Mongols, the Hakkas of South China.
From Time Magazine Archive
Most of the converts were Hakkas, members of an outsider ethnic group to which Hung himself belonged.
From Time Magazine Archive
On the invasion of Kublai Khan, the Hakkas distinguished themselves by their bravery on the Chinese side.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 7 "Gyantse" to "Hallel" by Various
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