Hokkien (Min Nan) is a Southern Min Chinese variety spoken by around 50 million people, primarily in Fujian province (where it originated), Taiwan, parts of Southeast Asia (Malaysia, Singapore, Indonesia, the Philippines), and the global Chinese diaspora. Taiwanese Hokkien is the dominant variety in Taiwan. The US Hokkien-speaking community is concentrated in New York, Houston, and California, with strong Taiwanese-American representation. Our Hokkien translation work overlaps with general Chinese — civil documents are usually in written Mandarin, with Hokkien being the spoken language for interpreting work.