Hakka language

E708130

The Hakka language is a Sinitic language spoken primarily by the Hakka people across southern China and the global Chinese diaspora, known for its distinct phonology and rich folk song and literary traditions.

All labels observed (5)

Label Occurrences
Hakka Chinese 116
Hakka language canonical 11
Hakka 3

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (71)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Chinese language variety
Sinitic language
language
closelyRelatedTo Gan Chinese
Mandarin Chinese
Yue Chinese
hasAlternativeName Hak-kâ-fa
Kejia language
linked to: Kejia dialect

Kejiahua
hasCulturalFeature Hakka mountain songs
linked to: Hakka folk songs

Hakka opera
local proverbs and sayings
oral storytelling tradition
rich folk song tradition
hasDialect Dabu Hakka
Fengshun Hakka
Hailu Hakka
Heyuan Hakka
Hong Kong Hakka
Jiaoling Hakka
Meixian Hakka
Pingyuan Hakka
Sixian Hakka
Taiwanese Hakka
Wuhua Hakka
Yongding Changting Hakka
Yongding Hakka
hasEndangermentStatus vulnerable in some regions
hasLinguisticFeature aspect markers for completed action
classifiers for nouns
conservative vocabulary elements
use of sentence-final particles
hasPhonologicalFeature distinction between voiced and voiceless initials in some dialects
lack of retroflex initials in many dialects
preservation of final stop consonants
rich tone system
use of entering tones
hasRomanization Hakka Pinyin
Pha̍k-fa-sṳ
ISO639-3Code hak
languageRegulator Hakka Affairs Council (Taiwan)
partOf Chinese language family
linked to: Chinese language
promotedBy Hakka Affairs Council (Taiwan)
region Fujian Province
linked to: Fujian

Global Chinese diaspora
Guangdong Province
Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region
linked to: Guangxi Province

Hong Kong
linked to: Hong Kong, China

Hunan Province
Indonesia
Jiangxi Province
Macau
Malaysia
Mauritius
Reunion
Sichuan Province
Singapore
Southern China
linked to: southern China

Suriname
Taiwan
Thailand
Vietnam
linked to: Viet Nam
spokenBy Hakka people
subclassOf Sino-Tibetan language
usedAs marker of Hakka ethnic identity
usedIn Hakka education programs
Hakka literature
linked to: Hakka folk songs

Hakka media
Hakka religious practices
writingSystem Chinese characters
Latin alphabet (romanization)

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (132)

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

Pha̍k-fa-sṳ writingSystemFor Hakka language
Pha̍k-fa-sṳ language Hakka Chinese
linked to: Hakka language
Kejia alternativeName Hakka Chinese
linked to: Hakka language
Kejia alternativeName Hakka language
Kejiahua hasAlternativeName Hakka Chinese
linked to: Hakka language
National Hakka University focusesOn Hakka language
Hakka people useLanguage Hakka language
Hakka people useLanguage Hakka Chinese
linked to: Hakka language
Hong Kong Hakka subclassOf Hakka Chinese
linked to: Hakka language
Hong Kong Hakka languageGroup Hakka Chinese
linked to: Hakka language
Hakka opera usesLanguage Hakka language
Wu Po-hsiung languageSpoken Hakka Chinese
linked to: Hakka language
Pinghua distinctFrom Hakka Chinese
linked to: Hakka language
She people alsoSpeak Hakka Chinese
linked to: Hakka language
Heyuan Hakka languageFamily Hakka Chinese
linked to: Hakka language
Heyuan Hakka isRegionalVarietyOf Hakka Chinese
linked to: Hakka language
Jiaoling Hakka subclassOf Hakka Chinese
linked to: Hakka language
Jiaoling Hakka isRegionalVarietyOf Hakka Chinese
linked to: Hakka language
Jiaoling Hakka isPartOf Hakka dialect continuum
linked to: Hakka language
Singapore Hokkien influencedBy Hakka
linked to: Hakka language
Ye Jianying languageSpoken Hakka Chinese
linked to: Hakka language
Wuhua Hakka subclassOf Hakka Chinese
linked to: Hakka language
Wuhua Hakka isDialectOf Hakka Chinese
linked to: Hakka language
Longchuan Hakka subgroupOf Hakka Chinese
linked to: Hakka language
Longchuan Hakka languageGroup Hakka
linked to: Hakka language
Longchuan Hakka ethnicGroup Hakka
linked to: Hakka language
Meixian Hakka standardFor Hakka Chinese
linked to: Hakka language
Meixian Hakka prestigeVarietyOf Hakka Chinese
linked to: Hakka language
Chaoshan dialect influencedBy Hakka Chinese
linked to: Hakka language
Hengzhou dialect group differsFrom Hakka Chinese
linked to: Hakka language
Ganzhou languageDialect Hakka Chinese
linked to: Hakka language
Longyan languageUsed Hakka Chinese
linked to: Hakka language
Luzhou District languageUsed Hakka Chinese
linked to: Hakka language
Chiayi County commonlySpokenLanguage Hakka Chinese
linked to: Hakka language
Shaoguan language Hakka Chinese
linked to: Hakka language
Xindian District language Hakka Chinese
linked to: Hakka language
Morisyen hasInfluenceFrom Hakka Chinese
linked to: Hakka language
Shenkeng District languageUsed Hakka Chinese
linked to: Hakka language
Sanzhi District hasLanguage Hakka Chinese
linked to: Hakka language
Shuangxi District hasLanguage Hakka Chinese
linked to: Hakka language
Zhongli District languageUsed Hakka Chinese
linked to: Hakka language
Zhonghe District languageUsed Hakka Chinese
linked to: Hakka language
Xinzhuang District languageUsed Hakka Chinese
linked to: Hakka language
Sanxia District languageUsed Hakka Chinese
linked to: Hakka language
Qiong-Lei Min isDistinctFrom Hakka Chinese
linked to: Hakka language
Dapeng Peninsula localDialect Hakka Chinese
linked to: Hakka language
Taichung hasCommonLanguage Hakka Chinese
linked to: Hakka language
Huizhou localLanguage Hakka Chinese
subject linked to: Huizhou (city)
linked to: Hakka language
Buji Subdistrict languageUsed Hakka Chinese
linked to: Hakka language
Bantian Subdistrict hasLanguage Hakka Chinese
linked to: Hakka language