Hoklo people

Hokkien people
  • Hoklo
  • Banlam
  • Minnan
闽南人
A Hokkien family in Southern Fujian, 1920
Total population
60,000,000 (est.)[1]
Regions with significant populations
Mainland ChinaSouthern Fujian
parts of Guangdong
parts of Zhejiang
Taiwan22,277,000 (est.)
MalaysiaLargest group of Malaysian Chinese[quantify]
SingaporeLargest group of Chinese Singaporeans[quantify]
PhilippinesLargest group of Chinese Filipinos[quantify][2]
IndonesiaLargest group of Chinese Indonesians[quantify][3]
BruneiLargest group of Bruneian Chinese[quantify]
MyanmarOne of the four largest groups of Burmese Chinese[quantify][4]
United States70,000+[5]
Vietnam45,000 (est.)
Languages
Religion

The Hoklo people (Chinese: 福佬人; Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Ho̍h-ló-lâng) are a Han Chinese subgroup[6] who speak Hokkien,[7] a Southern Min language,[8] or trace their ancestry to southeastern Fujian in China,[9] and known by various related terms such as Banlam people (闽南人; Bân-lâm-lâng), Minnan people, or more commonly in Southeast Asia as the Hokkien people (福建人; Hok-kiàn-lâng).[a] The Hokkien people are found in significant numbers in mainland China, Taiwan, Hong Kong, Macau, Singapore, Malaysia, Philippines, Indonesia, Brunei, Myanmar, and the United States. The Hokkien people have a distinct culture and architecture, including Hokkien shrines and temples with tilted sharp eaves, high and slanted top roofs, and finely detailed decorative inlays of wood and porcelain. The Hokkien language, which includes Taiwanese Hokkien, is the mainstream Southern Min, which is partially mutually intelligible to the Teochew language, Hainanese, Leizhou Min, and Haklau Min.

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  2. ^ Ng, Maria; Holden, Philip, eds. (1 September 2006). Reading Chinese transnationalisms: society, literature, film. Hong Kong University Press. p. 20. ISBN 978-962-209-796-4.
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  5. ^ 2005-2009 American Community Survey
  6. ^ Damm, Jens (2012). "Multiculturalism in Taiwan and the Influence of Europe". In Damm, Jens; Lim, Paul (eds.). European perspectives on Taiwan. Wiesbaden: Springer VS. p. 62. ISBN 9783531943039.
  7. ^ Bolton, Kingsley; Botha, Werner; Kirkpatrick, Andy (14 September 2020). The Handbook of Asian Englishes. John Wiley & Sons. ISBN 9781118791653.
  8. ^ Ding 2016, p. 1.
  9. ^ Ding 2016, p. 3.


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