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Hoklo

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1. Hoklo - Noun

2. Hoklo - Proper noun

Meaning

(chiefly Taiwan) A group of Han Chinese people whose traditional ancestral homes are in southern Fujian, South China.

(obsolete) A member of a Min Nan-speaking Chinese people who inhabit or originate from eastern Guangdong; (loosely) Teochew.

Taiwanese, the variety of Min Nan spoken in Taiwan and the native language of the Hoklo.

(Hong Kong) A dialect of Min Nan Chinese originating from the Hailufeng region.

Source: en.wiktionary.org

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Examples

As with the official-language controversy, objections to the use of Taiwanese came not only from Mainlander groups, but also Hoklo, Hakka and aborigines. Source: Internet

Plains aboriginals who were mixed and assimilated into the Hoklo Han population at different stages were differentiated by the historian Melissa J. Brown between "short-route" and "long-route". Source: Internet

There are many families of mixed Hakka, Hoklo, and Aboriginal bloodlines. Source: Internet

One of its main rival gangs is the Sun Yee On, which was founded by Chiu Chow and Hoklo immigrants from northeastern Guangdong who speak a Fujianese dialect. Source: Internet

The Hoklo people are the largest Han subgroup (70% of the total population), whose ancestors migrated from the coastal southern Fujian region across the Taiwan Strait starting in the 17th century. Source: Internet

Taiwanese Hoklo Han settlers and Japanese were often the victims of headhunting raids as they were considered by the aborigines to be liars and enemies. Source: Internet

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