The disappearance of Tâi-gí, a variety of Hokkien, “is tied to a long history of colonization,” The Dial wrote.

saying 85 percent of its citizens will use the national language by 2025. The move appears to put threatened Chinese regional dialects such as Cantonese and Hokkien under even greater pressure ...

A NEW Zealander who speaks Penang Hokkien fluently believes that the dialect should not play second fiddle to Mandarin. Language expert Catherine Churchman said many people had the impression that ...

Singapore’s Centre for Domestic Employees (CDE) will introduce Chinese dialect courses such as in Hokkien and Cantonese next ...

IT was a labour of love for former lecturer Tan Siew Imm as she put together the 525 pages of Hokkien words and phrases into English for her ‘Penang Hokkien – English Dictionary’. She said ...

SINGAPORE, Dec. 8 (Xinhua) -- Singapore's Center for Domestic Employees (CDE) will introduce Chinese dialect courses such as in Hokkien and Cantonese next year for migrant domestic workers, Minister ...