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Hakka Chinese

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Hakka is a language group of varieties of Chinese spoken natively by the Hakka people in parts of Southern China, Taiwan, some diaspora areas of Southeast Asia and in overseas Chinese communities around the world.

Facts
ISO 639-3 Code
hak 1
Speaker Count
44,000,000 1
2023 estimate, native speakers.
Region
Southeast China (Eastern Guangdong, Western Fujian, Southern Jiangxi, Western Hunan), Taiwan, Hong Kong (New Territories), overseas communities (particularly in Southeast Asia) 1
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Written In

Han Script, Scripts

Hakka Chinese, where written, uses Chinese characters (Han script).

Sources
1. Wikipedia: Hakka Chinese
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  • Lead section
    Hakka is a language group of varieties of Chinese spoken natively by the Hakka people in parts of Southern China, Taiwan, some diaspora areas of Southeast Asia and in overseas Chinese communities around the world.
  • Infobox, ISO 639-3
    hak
  • Infobox, Speakers
    44 million (2023)
  • Infobox, States
    Southeast China (Eastern Guangdong, Western Fujian, Southern Jiangxi, Western Hunan), Taiwan, Hong Kong (New Territories), overseas communities (particularly in Southeast Asia)
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