I want to learn Hakka, a rare dialect of Chinese.?

[loganfuller]

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.

[tfcchin]

Hi,

You can find a list of Hakka dictionaries at http://www.hakkadictionary.com. Grammar is almost the same as Cantonese.

BTW Hakka is not a rare dialect. Is is on of the five biggest dialects of Chinese and has as many speakers as Cantonese. The difference is that Cantonese is spoken in a well-defined area whilst Hakka is more spread throughout the country.

Regards

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Standard Chinese or Modern Standard Chinese, also known as Mandarin or Putonghua, is the official language of the People's Republic of China[3] and Republic of China (Taiwan), and is one of the four official languages of Singapore.

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