台灣客家話 (海陸腔)

Hailu Hakka

Sinitic (Hakka)

FamilySinitic (Hakka) Speakers~600K daily L1 (Hsinchu region) ScriptHan characters / PFS romanization CountriesTaiwan (Hsinchu, Taoyuan, Yilan, Hualien) Official inTaiwan (national language since 2018) Vitalitysafe ISO 639-3hak

Hailu Hakka is the second most common Taiwanese Hakka variety after Sixian, originating from migrants from Haifeng and Lufeng counties in eastern Guangdong. It has a seven-tone system (versus Sixian's six) and a distinctive sibilant series with separate apical and laminal contrasts. Hailu is concentrated in Hsinchu County (and parts of Taoyuan, Yilan, Hualien); it is the variety preferred for news broadcasts on Hakka TV and supports its own Pe̍h-fa-sṳ romanization conventions.

Where it is spoken

31 core words in Hailu Hakka

Water

/ʃui˨˦/

Fire

/fo˨˦/

Sun

日頭

/ŋit˨˨tʰeu˨˦/

Moon

月光

/ŋiet˥˥koŋ˥˥/

Star

/sen˥˧/

Mother

阿姆

/a˥˥me˥˥/

Father

阿爸

/a˥˥pa˥˥/

I

𠊎

/ŋai˥˥/

You

/ŋi˥˥/

Name

/miaŋ˥˥/

Eye

目珠

/muk˨˨tʃu˥˥/

Hand

/ʃu˨˦/

Heart

/sim˥˧/

Love

/ʃiak˨˨/

Tree

樹仔

/ʃu˨˨e˨˦/

House

/vuk˨˨/

Dog

/keu˨˦/

Cat

貓仔

/meu˥˥e˨˦/

Eat

/ʃit˥˥/

Drink

/lim˨˦/

One

/ʒit˨˨/

Two

/ŋi˧˧/

Hello

你好

/ŋi˨˦ho˨˦/

Thank you

承蒙你

/ʃin˨˦muŋ˨˦ŋi˨˦/

Good

/ho˨˦/

Cuckoo

杜鵑

/tʰu˧˧kien˥˧/

Computer

電腦

/tʰien˧˧no˨˦/

Sushi

壽司

/ʃiu˧˧sɨ˥˧/

Words compared

Compared with related Sinitic (Hakka) languages

Meaning Hailu HakkaTaiwanese HakkaHakka ChineseHainanesePenang HokkienQuanzhou HokkienEastern Min
Water /ʃui˨˦/ /sui˧˩/ /sui˧˩/ /zui˨˩˧/ /tsui˥˧/ /tsui˥˥/ /tsui˧˩/
Fire /fo˨˦/ /fo˧˩/ /fo˧˩/ /hə˨˩˧/ /hue˥˧/ /hə˧˥/ /huoi˧˩/
Sun 日頭 /ŋit˨˨tʰeu˨˦/ 日頭 /ŋit˥tʰeu˩˩/ 日头 /ŋit˧tʰeu˧˥/ 日头 /dit˨˨tʰau˨˦/ 日頭 /lit˥˥tʰau˨˨/ 日頭 /lit̚˨˦tʰau˨˦/ 日头 /niʔ˧˧tʰau˧˧/
Moon 月光 /ŋiet˥˥koŋ˥˥/ 月光 /ŋiet˥ koŋ˨˦/ 月光 /ŋiet˧koŋ˥/ /ŋet˨˨/ 月娘 /ɡueʔ˥˥niũ˨˦/ /ɡəʔ˨˦/ 月光 /ŋuoʔ˨˦kuoŋ˥˥/
Star /sen˥˧/ /sen˨˦/ /sen˦/ /ɕe˨˦/ /tsʰẽ˥/ /tsʰĩ˧˧/ /saŋ˥/
Mother 阿姆 /a˥˥me˥˥/ 阿姆 /a˨˦me˨/ 阿姆 /a˥me˥/ /bo˨˩˧/ 阿媽 /a˧˧ma˧˧/ 老母 /lau˦˩bo˧˧/ 依妈 /i˥˥ma˧˧/
Father 阿爸 /a˥˥pa˥˥/ 阿爸 /a˨˦pa˨/ 阿爸 /a˥pa˥/ /ba˨˨/ 阿爸 /a˧˧pa˥˥/ 老父 /lau˦˩pɛ˧˧/ 依爸 /i˥˥pa˥˥/
I 𠊎 /ŋai˥˥/ 𠊎 /ŋai˩˩/ 𠊎 /ŋai˩/ /va˨˩/ /ɡua˥˧/ /ɡua˥˥/ /ŋuɑi˧/
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Han readings compared

Character Hailu HakkaHuiyang HakkaMeixian HakkaHakka ChineseTaiwanese HakkaShao-Jiang MinChinese (Classical)
yit /jit̚˥/ yit /jit̚˩/ yit /jit̚˩/ yit /jit̚˨/ id5 /it̚˨/ it /it˨/ ʔjit /ʔjit̚/
ngì /ŋi˧˧/ ngì /ŋi˥˧/ ngì /ŋi˥˧/ ngi /ŋi˥˥/ ngi4 /ŋi˥˥/ ngi /ŋi˧˥/ ɲi⁵¹ /ɲi˥˩/
sâm /sam˥˧/ sâm /sam˧˧/ sâm /sam˦˦/ sâm /sam˦˦/ sam1 /sam˨˦/ sang /saŋ˦/ sam¹³ /sam˩˧/
/si˩˩/ /si˥˧/ /sɿ˥˧/ si /si˥˥/ si4 /si˥˥/ si /si˥/ sz̩⁵¹ /sz̩˥˩/
ńg /ŋ̩˨˦/ ńg /ŋ̍˧˩/ ńg /ŋ̍˧˩/ ńg /ŋ̩˧˩/ ng3 /ŋ̩˧˩/ ng /ŋ̍˧/ ŋu²⁴ /ŋu˨˦/
liu̍k /liuk̚˨/ liu̍k /liuk̚˥/ liu̍k /liuk̚˥/ liuk /liuk̚˥/ liug6 /liuk̚˥/ liuk /liuk˥/ liuk /liuk̚/
chhit /tsʰit̚˥/ chhit /tsʰit̚˩/ chhit /tsʰit̚˩/ chhit /tsʰit̚˨/ cid5 /tsʰit̚˨/ chit /tsʰit˨/ tsʰit /tsʰit̚/
pat /pat̚˥/ pat /pat̚˩/ pat /pat̚˩/ pat /pat̚˨/ bad5 /pat̚˨/ pat /pat˨/ pat /pat̚/
kiú /kiu˨˦/ kiú /kiu˧˩/ kiú /kiu˧˩/ kiú /kiu˧˩/ giu3 /kiu˧˩/ kiu /kiu˧˩/ kiw²⁴ /kiw˨˦/
shi̍p /ʃip̚˨/ si̍p /sip̚˥/ sṳ̍p /sɨp̚˥/ sṳ̍p /sɨp̚˥/ siib6 /sɨp̚˥/ sip /sip˥/ ʑip /ʑip̚/
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