Hokkien people

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The Hokkien people are a Han Chinese subgroup originating from southern Fujian, known for their distinct Hokkien (Minnan) language, rich maritime trading history, and widespread diaspora across Southeast Asia and beyond.

All labels observed (4)

Label Occurrences
Hokkien people canonical 21
Hokkien diaspora 3
Hokkien Chinese community 2

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (63)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Han Chinese subgroup ⓘ
ethnic group ⓘ
alsoKnownAs Fujianese people ⓘ
linked to: Hoklo people

Hoklo people ⓘ
Minnan people ⓘ
associatedWithDeity Guanyin ⓘ
Mazu ⓘ
associatedWithDialectGroup Southern Min dialect group ⓘ
culturalPractice ancestor worship ⓘ
clan association organization ⓘ
temple festivals ⓘ
culturalRegion Minnan region ⓘ
Quanzhou ⓘ
Xiamen ⓘ
Zhangzhou ⓘ
diasporaIn Australia ⓘ
Brunei ⓘ
linked to: Brunei Darussalam

Cambodia ⓘ
Canada ⓘ
Indonesia ⓘ
Malaysia ⓘ
Myanmar ⓘ
New Zealand ⓘ
Philippines ⓘ
Singapore ⓘ
Taiwan ⓘ
Thailand ⓘ
United States ⓘ
Vietnam ⓘ
linked to: Viet Nam
ethnicallySubgroupOf Han Chinese people ⓘ
linked to: Han Chinese
haveCuisine Hokkien cuisine ⓘ
haveMusicTradition Nanyin ⓘ
havePerformingArt Hokkien opera ⓘ
historicalCenter Quanzhou port ⓘ
linked to: Quanzhou

Xiamen port ⓘ
linked to: Port of Xiamen

Zhangzhou port ⓘ
linked to: Zhangzhou Port
historicallyEngagedIn merchant activities ⓘ
overseas migration ⓘ
trade with Southeast Asia ⓘ
knownFor diaspora communities in Southeast Asia ⓘ
maritime trade ⓘ
overseas commerce ⓘ
shipping and seafaring traditions ⓘ
majorSubgroupOf Overseas Chinese in Southeast Asia ⓘ
nameDerivedFrom Hokkien (Fujian) province name in Southern Min pronunciation ⓘ
nativeTo China ⓘ
Fujian province ⓘ
linked to: Fujian

southern Fujian ⓘ
partOf Overseas Chinese communities ⓘ
relatedEthnicGroup Cantonese people ⓘ
Hainanese people ⓘ
Hakka people ⓘ
Teochew people ⓘ
religion Buddhism ⓘ
Chinese folk religion ⓘ
Christianity ⓘ
Taoism ⓘ
speak Hokkien ⓘ
Min Nan Chinese ⓘ
linked to: Min Nan
traditionalLanguage Hokkien language ⓘ
Southern Min language ⓘ
linked to: Chaoshan dialect
useWritingSystem Chinese characters ⓘ
Latin alphabet (for romanization) ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (27)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Chen → isUsedByEthnicGroup → Hokkien people ⓘ
Zhangzhou → hasSubethnicGroup → Hokkien people ⓘ
Hoa → relatedGroup → Hokkien people ⓘ
subject linked to: Hoa (ethnic Chinese in Vietnam)
Hoa people → relatedEthnicity → Hokkien people ⓘ
subject linked to: Hoa
Hoklo people → alsoKnownAs → Hokkien people ⓘ
Zhangzhou dialect → usedBy → Hokkien people ⓘ
Zhangzhou dialect → belongsToEthnicity → Hokkien people ⓘ
Yan (surname) → isBorneByEthnicGroup → Hokkien people ⓘ
subject linked to: Yan
Xiamen dialect → usedBy → Hokkien ethnic group ⓘ
linked to: Hokkien people
Chinese Singaporeans → majorDialectGroup → Hokkien people ⓘ
Chợ Lớn → hasCulturalInfluenceFrom → Hokkien Chinese community ⓘ
linked to: Hokkien people
Hoa people → relatedEthnicGroup → Hokkien people ⓘ
Minnan → usedBy → Hokkien people ⓘ
Minnan region → associatedPeople → Hokkien people ⓘ
Minnan culture → coreEthnicSubgroup → Hokkien people ⓘ
Minnan culture → diasporaCommunity → Hokkien diaspora ⓘ
linked to: Hokkien people
Chiuchow people → relatedEthnicGroup → Hokkien people ⓘ
Banlam → spokenBy → Hokkien people ⓘ
Hokkiens → alsoKnownAs → Hokkien people ⓘ
Cap Go Meh Festival → hasCulturalOrigin → Hokkien Chinese community ⓘ
linked to: Hokkien people
Minnan people → alsoKnownAs → Hokkien people ⓘ
Minnan people → associatedWith → Hokkien diaspora ⓘ
linked to: Hokkien people
Teo-Swa people → relatedGroup → Hokkien people ⓘ
Banlam people → alsoKnownAs → Hokkien people ⓘ
Hainanese people → relatedEthnicGroup → Hokkien people ⓘ
Wang Ye → culturalContext → Hokkien diaspora ⓘ
linked to: Hokkien people