Hakka, Island April 5

northern bank and built new but the Hakka on Hainan communities. Before that Island cannot understand time they had lived them. Because their scattered across various language is distinct, the parts of Hainan. “There is Hakka Bible is also of no evidence that almost as practical use to them. early as 900 AD, wandering farm laborers came by the GUANGDONG north and northeastern •Lingao• routes out of Fujian and HAINAN ISLAND southern Jiangxi into •Dan Xian •Baisha • Guangdong to work for the •Dongfang • indolent natives. A census •Tongshi Scale •Lingshui taken of the population of 0KM80 • Moichu in the year 976 AD lists 367 such ‘guests’ and Population in : 1,210 ‘native’ residents. A 2,000 (1997) hundred years later the 2,070 (2000) 2,340 (2010) census shows the number Location: Hainan Island of Hakka to have increased Religion: Daoism to 6,558, while the natives Christians: None Known numbered 5,824.”3 Overview of the Customs: Some believe the Hainan Island Hakka Hakka to have originally Countries: China been a cross between Paul Hattaway Pronunciation: “Hah-kah-Hai-nun” Chinese soldiers and Ikia Location: The Hakka of Island and that spoken on Other Names: Kechia, Ke women. “They adopted most Hainan Island — who speak the Mainland are probably Population Source: a language unintelligible due to the influence, over of the Chinese customs, 2,000 (1997 AMO); Out of a total Han population of with the Hakka on the many generations, of mingled with the natives, and being bold and 1,042,482,187 (1990 census) Chinese Mainland — total contact with the speakers of Location: NW Hainan Island: enterprising, succeeded in Around the Songtao Reservoir in approximately 2,000 people several other languages 4 in four villages. They live found on Hainan Island. supplanting them.” Danzhao County near the man-made Songtao Some scholars in the past Status: Officially included under Han Chinese Reservoir in Danzhao have believed the Hakka Religion: The Hakka of Language: Chinese, Hakka County, in the northwestern language to be related to Hainan Island practice Dialects: 0 part of Hainan Island. Japanese.2 Hideo traditional Chinese religions, Religion: Daoism, No Religion, Hainan was considered part Matsumoto took blood especially Daoism and Buddhism of Guangdong Province until samples of different Asian elements of Buddhism. Christians: None known 1988, when it was granted races in 1966 and Most of the younger Scripture: None status as a separate conducted DNA tests. He generation are atheists. Jesus film: None province. discovered the Hakka Gospel Recordings: None shared many genetic traits Christianity: Without a Christian Broadcasting: None Identity: Although with the Japanese and church or a gospel witness, ROPAL code: None considered part of the Han Koreans. the Hakka of Hainan Island Chinese nationality, the are a relatively untouched Status of Evangelization Hakka on Hainan Island History: It is believed that people group. In recent 90% speak their own unique Hakka communities first years a powerful church- language that is migrated to Hainan Island in planting movement among unintelligible to speakers of the aftermath of the Hakka- the Hainanese has resulted Hainanese Chinese. It is Cantonese wars in the in more than 550 house 10% also reported to be distinct 1860s. The Hakka were churches being formed 0% from other Hakka varieties encouraged to migrate to throughout the island, but A B C in China.1 vacant areas by the this movement has yet to government. After the A = Have never heard the gospel spread to the area inhabited B = Were evangelized but did not Language: The differences Songtao Reservoir was by the Hakka. The Hakka become Christians between the Hakka constructed in the 1970s, C = Are adherents to any form of Jesus film and Hakka gospel Christianity language spoken on Hainan the Hakka moved to its broadcasts are available,

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