Tuesday 20 November 2007

My dialect of Hakka

My parents hail from "Shataukok"[1] in the north eastern corner of Hong Kong [2]. Our Hakka dialect[3] is similar to Hakka spoken within Hong Kong and nearby Shenzhen[4].


Characters, [IPA], Romanisation & Meaning

[1] 沙頭角 / 沙头角 [sa33 tεu11 kok3] Sa1 Teu2 Gok5 Shataukok, Shatoujiao, a small town in the north eastern corner of Hong Kong S.A.R.
[2] 香港 [hioŋ33 koŋ31] Hiong1 Gong3 Hong Kong
[3] 客家話 /客家话 [hak3 ka33 νa53] Hak5 Ga1 va4 Hakka dialect/Hakka language
[4] 深圳 [tshim33 tsun53] Cim1 Zun5 Shenzhen, area immediately adjacent to the north of Hong Kong S.A.R.

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