Hoklo people

Hoklo people
  • Hokkien
  • Banlam
  • Minnan
福佬人
A Hokkien family in Southern Fujian, 1920
Total population
c. 60 million
Regions with significant populations
ChinaSouthern Fujian
parts of Guangdong
parts of Zhejiang
Hong Kong
Macau
Taiwan16–18 million (est.)
MalaysiaLargest group of Malaysian Chinese
SingaporeLargest group of Chinese Singaporeans
PhilippinesLargest group of Chinese Filipinos
IndonesiaLargest group of Chinese Indonesians
BruneiLargest group of Bruneian Chinese
MyanmarOne of the four largest groups of Burmese Chinese
United States70,000+
Vietnam45,000 (est.)
Languages
Religion

The Hoklo people (Chinese: 福佬人; Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Ho̍h-ló-lâng) are a Han Chinese subgroup who speak Hokkien, a Southern Min language, or trace their ancestry to southeastern Fujian in China, and known by various related terms such as Banlam people (閩南人; Bân-lâm-lâng), Minnan people, Fujianese people or more commonly in Southeast Asia as the Hokkien people (福建人; Hok-kiàn-lâng). The Hokkien people are found in significant numbers in China, Taiwan, Hong Kong, Macau, Singapore, Malaysia, Philippines, Indonesia, Brunei, Myanmar, and the United States. The Hokkien people have a distinct culture and architecture, including Hokkien shrines and temples with tilted sharp eaves, high and slanted top roofs, and finely detailed decorative inlays of wood and porcelain. The Hokkien language, which includes Taiwanese Hokkien, is the mainstream Southern Min, which is partially mutually intelligible to other Southern Min varieties such as Teochew, Zhongshan, Haklau, and Zhenan.