Hakka Chinese; dialect of the Hakka people
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Hakka; Hakka Chinese; the language of the Hakka people
Refers to one of the major Chinese dialect groups, spoken by the Hakka (Kejia) people across southern China and Taiwan. It preserves many ancient Chinese phonological features.
Wǒ我
de的
yé爷
ye爷
nǎi奶
nai奶
zhǐ只
huì会
shuō说
kè客
jiā家
huà话
。
My grandparents only speak Hakka.
Kè客
jiā家
huà话
hé和
Pǔ普
tōng通
huà话
yǒu有
hěn很
duō多
bù不
tóng同
de的
cí词
huì汇
。
Hakka and Mandarin have many different vocabulary items.
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Tā他
zhuān专
mén门
yán研
jiū究
kè客
jiā家
huà话
de的
lì历
shǐ史
yǎn演
biàn变
。
He specializes in researching the historical evolution of the Hakka language.