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