I want to learn Hakka, which is quite a rare dialect of Chinese. I would like to know of any books or tutors that I can learn from.
Also if I am unable to obtain any teaching material, what would be the nearest equivalent, Mandarin or Cantonese.
2006-09-06 01:31:01 · 5 answers · asked by J h 1 in Education & Reference ➔ Other - Education
That's going to be a bit difficult.
Hakka-Chinese lessons, Bernard Mercer
ISBN: B0008BP3AI, 1930 Sheldon Press
might be hard to find though,
A Chinese-English Dictionary: Hakka-Dialect, MacIver
ISBN: 0899863442
Also maybe someone here can help you:
http://www.asiawind.com/forums/list.php?f=1
and some background information from that site:
http://www.asiawind.com/hakka/language.htm
more online stuff
http://www.chinalanguage.com/Language/Hakka/Tables/index.html
and a taiwan version
http://www.i1.net/~alchu/hakka/toihakka.htm
good luck.
2006-09-06 01:50:55 · answer #1 · answered by TC 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I don't know where are you located. If you are located in Singapore, where I live, just drop by at Bras Basah Complex. There are a few chinese book store, I am sure you are able to get some tapes/cd there packaged together with a book. Or some annual book expo, they usually sell that.
I remembered buying a package that teaches Hokkien. And the explaination were in English.
2006-09-06 01:43:52 · answer #2 · answered by Pencil 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
i though the Hakka was a tribal dance done by the New Zealand rugby team before each game - if that's what you're after, i know a lot of people who could teach you!
2006-09-06 04:21:24 · answer #3 · answered by ♣♥BabyBlue♥♣ 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
The nearest equivalent would be Cantonese, materials of which are relatively eaiser to be obtained.
2006-09-06 01:40:21 · answer #4 · answered by dealer 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
try Hakka clan association.
2006-09-06 01:41:00 · answer #5 · answered by SK........ 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋