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How it's used

Refers specifically to the language spoken by the Hakka people, who are a distinct Han Chinese subgroup with a unique history of migration. Unlike Cantonese, which is the dominant lingua franca in Hong Kong, Hakka is typically spoken within specific ancestral villages or family circles. You will often hear it referred to simply as 客家話 in casual conversation, though some older speakers might refer to it as 土話 depending on their specific regional background.