Hoklo Taiwanese

This article is about the ethnic majority of Taiwan. For citizens of Taiwan, see Taiwanese people.

Hoklo Taiwanese or Holo people (Chinese: 河洛人/鶴老人/福佬人; Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Ho̍h-ló-lâng)^[4] are a major ethnic group in Taiwan whose ancestry is wholly or partially Hoklo. Being Taiwanese of Han origin, their mother tongue is Taiwanese (Tâi-oân-ōe or Tâi-gí), also known as Taiwanese Hokkien. After World War II, most Hoklo Taiwanese are also fluent in Taiwanese Mandarin due to the Republic of China's national language policy. Most Taiwanese descend from the Hoklo people of Quanzhou or Zhangzhou in Southern Fujian, China. The term of a Hoklo Taiwanese identity, as commonly understood, signifies those whose ancestors immigrated to Taiwan before the mid-20th century. However, most Hoklo Taiwanese prefer to call themselves Taiwanese only.

Hoklo Taiwanese

Ke-Tse opera is a representative Hoklo Taiwanese traditional art
Total population
c. 16–18 million Approximately 70~76.9% of the Taiwan population[1][2]
Regions with significant populations
Taiwan, Penghu
Languages
Taiwanese Hokkien Taiwanese Mandarin
Religion
Majority: Buddhism; Han folk religion; Confucianism; Taoism; Animism Minorities: Chinese Salvationist; Christianity; Islam; Baháʼísm; Shintoism[3] Other: Irreligion
Related ethnic groups
Hoklo people, Han Taiwanese, Plains Aborigines, Minyue

See also

• Hoklo people
• Hoklo Americans
• Taiwanese people
• Taiwanese Americans
• Hakka Taiwanese
• Han Taiwanese
• Vietnamese people in Taiwan