Is Hakka a tribe?
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Is Hakka a tribe?
Hakka, Chinese (Pinyin) Kejia or (Wade-Giles romanization) K’o-chia, ethnic group of China. Originally, the Hakka were North Chinese, but they migrated to South China (especially Guangdong, Fujian, Jiangxi, and Guangxi provinces) during the fall of the Nan (Southern) Song dynasty in the 1270s.
Where is Hakka China?
The Hakka (Chinese: 客家), sometimes also referred to as Hakka Han, or Hakka Chinese, are a Han Chinese subgroup whose ancestral homes are chiefly in the Hakka-speaking provincial areas of Guangdong, Fujian, Jiangxi, Guangxi, Sichuan, Hunan, Zhejiang, Hainan, Guizhou and the island of Taiwan.
Where do most Hakka live?
Hakkas who live in Guangdong comprise about 60\% of the total Hakka population. Worldwide, over 95\% of the overseas-descended Hakkas came from this Guangdong region, usually from Meizhou and Heyuan as well as other towns such as Shenzhen, Jieyang, Dongguan and Huizhou.
What is your name in Hakka?
Useful Hakka phrases
| English | 客家話 (Hakka) |
|---|---|
| What’s your name? | 你姓麼個？ (ngi2 siang5 ma3ge5?) 你喊麼個？ (ngi2 hem1 ma3ge5?) |
| My name is … | 𠊎姓… (ngai2 siang5 …) 𠊎安到… (ngai2 on1 do …) |
| Where are you from? | 你係奈國人？ (ngi2 he5 nai5 guet7 ngin2?) 你在奈仔來個？ (ngi2 hoi nai5 e3 loi2 ge5?) |
| I’m from … | 𠊎… 來個 (ngai2 loi2 ge5) |
Why is there no consensus on where the Hakka came from?
Part of the reason, is that there is little consensus over where the Hakka came from. Early answers such as the possibility that the Hakka were descendants of Mongolian invaders have been summarily dismissed, given that many Hakka settlements predate Genghis Khan’s invasion.
What caused the Hakka to migrate south?
The collapse of the Jin caused a general exodus from much of the lands north of the Yangtze River. The ancestors of the Hakka left their homes on the plains of central China and made south for parts of Hunan and Jiangxi province. At the close of the Tang Dynasty, circa 900 AD, the Huang Chao peasant uprisings led to a second migration.
When did the Hakka migrate to Jiangxi?
At the close of the Tang Dynasty, circa 900 AD, the Huang Chao peasant uprisings led to a second migration. Even greater numbers of Hakka streamed into Jiangxi, many going even further south to coastal Fujian province.
What is the history of Hakka in Meizhou?
Through their tenacity and entrepreneurial spirit, the Hakka slowly accumulated land until some districts, like Meizhou City, were completely dominated by Hakka. To this day, many overseas Hakka identify Meizhou as their hometown. A chance to spread further came with the elimination of the Ming Dynasty by the Qing.