hakka
Hakka
Hakka
Essays
- Some information on the phonology, history, writing systems, dialects etc.
Hakka's Relation to Cantonese & Mandarin by Dylan W. H. S, 1998
- An interesting article examining the phonology and tones of Hakka, Cantonese & Mandarin.
Hakka Language FAQ by Dylan W. H. S, 1999
- A detailed FAQ on Hakka, mainly about tones.
The Hakka Dialect by Chun Fat Lau, 1999
- Linguistic information on different dialects of Hakka, phonology, tones, grammar and vocabulary.
General Information about Hakka by Albert Chu, 1998
- Lots of information about the language, resources, culture etc.
- A short article on Hakka, its writing system and links.
Courses
Maryknoll Language Service Centre
- A Hakka textbook with audio CD is available to those living in Taiwan, you only need to cover the printing and delivery costs. Well reviewed and thorough book, although some of the vocabulary is specific to the Christian religion.
Everyday Hakka Only available in Mandarin Chinese
- A radio series for learning Hakka with 24 episodes. You can browse more learning material here. Website can be navigated in English but the radio series in Mandarin Chinese.
Hakka 101, 102, 103 Only available in Mandarin Chinese
- Video courses for learning Hakka. Website can be navigated in English but the videos are only available in Mandarin Chinese.
Khaosiung Hakka Only available in traditional Chinese
- Sprawling, flash-heavy site with lots of Hakka learning resources.
KTPS Hakka Only available in traditional Chinese
- Lessons with audio, news, downloads etc.
Websites
- Information on Hakka tones, pronunciation, dialogues, Chinese character primers, vocab and more. Older version of the site here. Note: Site only available in Internet Archive.
- 30 Hakka speakers describe a simple story with character & pinyin transcripts. 6 other dialects available to listen to.
Hakka Language 1, 2 Only available in traditional Chinese
- Hakka sentences with audio.
NTU Hakka Only available in traditional Chinese
- Hakka vocabulary arranged by topics, dictionary and culture info.
Hakka Dialect (Language) by S. L. Lee, 2002
- Lots of varied information including comparison with other Chinese languages, linguistic theories, romanization, etc.
5 Languages Only available in Chinese
- Interactive tutorial with Hakka sentences with audio and cartoons. 6 Hakka dialects are included.
- Information about Hakka culture, history, phonetic comparison charts (no audio) & 22 videos of stories in Hakka & Mandarin.
Learn Hakka by Glossika
- A series of videos teaching Hakka through dialogues. Nice to get the hang of basic conversation skills.
Mandarin - Taiwanese - Hakka phrases, Good morning
- A collection of phrases in 3 Chinese languages written with Hanyu Pinyin and Campbell Universal Pinyin and hanzi.
Forums
- 2 forums about the Hakka language. Unfortunately a lot of spam.
- The huge Chinese Forums has a section devoted to Non-Mandarin Chinese. Try searching to find Hakka relevant threads.
Authentic Material
- Hakka version of Wikipedia with over 2,000 articles.
Technical
- Scroll to the end of the page to download a program that will convert Hakka pinyin to characters. An explanation of the pinyin system is included.
- Converts chinese characters to Hakka romanization.
- Online Hakka-English dictionary.
Note: I have found it difficult to find Hakka resources as I can't read Chinese. If anyone can read Chinese and know of any Hakka links in Chinese please e-mail me.