hakka in English

noun
1
a member of a people of southeastern China, especially Canton, Taiwan, and Hong Kong, who migrated from the north during the 12th century.
The Hakkas had been a persecuted minority in the north of China, who moved to the south and then across to the Pescadores Islands and on to Taiwan itself, where they were the first Chinese arrivals.
2
the dialect of Chinese spoken by the Hakka.
Some speakers of Hakka - the second most prominent dialect in Taiwan, spoken by one-fifth of the population - also disputed the use of Taiwanese in the examinations.
adjective
1
relating to the Hakka or their language.
The Hakka Perspective will run as a 26-episode program on Hakka language television channels sometime after July.

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1. 8 Most speak Cantonese, with a little Mandarin and Hakka also spoken.

2. 11 This paper describes the phonology of Hakka dialect in Shijiao, Lianjiang, including phonological system and its features, and lists the syllabary.

3. The unconcern of the Hakka tanners to the world outside is evident in the greenish sludge flowing down the drains , heavy with the chromium waste that bespeaks the hazard of cancer .

4. The early life of Bukka as well as his brother Hakka (also known as Harihara I) are relatively unknown and most accounts of their early life are based on various theories (see the Vijayanagara Empire article for more extended descriptions of these).