[hah-kuh; Chin. hahk-kah] 
) -ka for 1. | 1. | a member of a Chinese people originally of northern China, now widely distributed throughout southeastern China, in Taiwan and Hong Kong, and in Southeast Asia. |
| 2. | the Chinese language spoken by the Hakka. |
| hakka | |
noun | |
| 1. | a member of a people of southeastern China (especially Hong Kong, Canton, and Taiwan) who migrated from the north in the 12th century |
| 2. | a dialect of Chinese spoken in southeastern China by the Hakka |