Zhao’an Hakka

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Zhao’an Hakka is a major variety of the Hakka Chinese language spoken by communities originating from Zhao’an County, now notably present in Taiwan and parts of Southeast Asia.

All labels observed (2)

Label Occurrences
Zhaoan Hakka 1
Zhao’an Hakka canonical 1

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (44)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Hakka Chinese variety
Sinitic language variety
closelyRelatedTo Taiwanese Hakka varieties of Fujian origin
other Fujian Hakka varieties
countryOfOrigin China
ethnicAssociation Hakka ethnicity
hasAlternativeName Zhaoan Hakka
linked to: Zhao’an Hakka

Zhao’an Kejiahua
linked to: Zhao’an

詔安客家話
hasDialectContinuumWith neighboring Hakka varieties in Fujian
hasPhonologicalFeature retention of many Middle Chinese features typical of Hakka
tone system characteristic of coastal Fujian Hakka
hasStatus regional Hakka variety
hasWritingSystem Chinese characters
ISOStatus not separately coded; included under Hakka Chinese
languageBranch Chinese
languageFamily Sino-Tibetan languages
languageGroup Hakka
languageShiftPressureFrom Mandarin Chinese
Southern Min (Hokkien) in Fujian and Taiwan
majorVarietyOf Hakka Chinese
linked to: Hakka language
migrationLinkedTo Hakka migration from Zhao’an County to Southeast Asia
Hakka migration from Zhao’an County to Taiwan
namedAfter Zhao’an County
linked to: Zhaoan County
originatesFrom Zhao’an County
linked to: Zhaoan County
primaryRegion Zhao’an County
linked to: Zhaoan County
script Han characters
sharesFeatureWith other Hakka varieties in lexicon and grammar
spokenBy Hakka people
Zhao’an Hakka diaspora communities
spokenIn Fujian Province
linked to: Fujian

Indonesia
Malaysia
Singapore
Southeast Asia
Taiwan
Zhao’an County
linked to: Zhaoan County
subgroupOf Hakka Chinese
linked to: Hakka language
typologicalFeature SVO basic word order
tonal language
usedIn daily communication
family and community domains
traditional songs and oral literature
usesRomanization various Hakka romanization schemes

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (2)

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

Taiwanese Hakka hasMajorVariety Zhao’an Hakka
Zhao’an Hakka hasAlternativeName Zhaoan Hakka
linked to: Zhao’an Hakka