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Speak Cantonese: Most of the four Chinese ethnic groups who preceded the British in Hong Kong—the Punti, Hakka, Tanka, and Haklo—live in the New Territories. The Punti and Hakka are farmers, whereas the Tanka and Haklo are boat-dwellers. The Punti (meaning "local people") speak Cantonese and are the largest farming community in the New Territories. They probably came to Hong Kong before the Hakka (meaning "guest people") and, therefore, occupied the most fertile land.
There are many minorities that speak non-Chinese languages that belong neither to the Altaic nor the Sino-Tibetan group. These include the 14,000 Tajiks of southwestern Sinkiang, who speak an Iranic language of the Indo-European group, and the Wa and Puman people who speak an Austroasian language. The Wa and Puman are fierce tribesmen who live on both sides of the Yiinnan-Burma border and number only about 100,000. The Austronesian or Ma-layo-Polynesian language is also spoken in China by various groups, predominantly in Taiwan.
e. Enunciate clearly and speak slowlv and directly to the child, f. Tell stories, rhymes, and jingles, often repeating favorites. g. Encourage the child's own reading.
2. To increase the child's ability to speak in an interesting, direct, and forceful way: a. Provide opportunities for each child to tell a group something that the
group is eager to hear, b. Provide opportunities for one child to make explanations to another
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