Roughly 12% of the population of Taiwan speak in the Hakka dialect.  This dialect, while also spoke in areas of Mainland China, is seen as one of the two primary Chinese dialects spoke in Taiwan.  During Japanese colonial rule and the later school and media restrictions of dialects under the KMT from the 1950s to 80s, Hakka was subjected to the same restrictions as other Chinese dialects, different from Mandarin, and other native languages of Taiwan.

However, in the 1990s and under the push of the DDP (Democratic Progressive Party), there was a renewed movement, that continues on today, to revive dialects and native languages within the educational system.  Though these programs didn’t begin with Hakka as its target, they were the second language added, but it targeted Hakka as part of Taiwan’s collective heritage.

Below is a map of Hakka speakers, as indicated by the 2010 Taiwanese Census:

As an illustration of the Hakka dialect, here is a little mini lesson in Mandarin Chinese on basic Hakka phrases (male is teaching the phrases):