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 Speaker Count2023 estimate, native speakers. StatusWikipedia article on Hakka Chinese: a currently spoken living language with an active native-speaker population; checked 2026-09-27. RegionSoutheast China (Eastern Guangdong, Western Fujian, Southern Jiangxi, Western Hunan), Taiwan, Hong Kong (New Territories), overseas communities (particularly in Southeast Asia) 1 Hakka Chinese
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Written In
Hakka Chinese, where written, uses Chinese characters (Han script).
In the Other Atlases
- Also in Geography Atlas: Asia, found in there.
- Also in Geography Atlas: East Asia, found in there.
- Also in Geography Atlas: Southeast Asia, found in there.
- Also in Society and Culture Atlas: Hakka, cases where used there.
Sources
1. Wikipedia: 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.
Infobox, ISO 639-3
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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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