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Cantonese and Afrikaans Speaking countries

1 Countries
1.1 Countries
Hong Kong, Macau
South Africa
1.2 Total No. Of Countries
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2
Rank: 13 (Overall)
1
Rank: 14 (Overall)
Bhojpuri Speaking Countries
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1.3 National Language
China, Guangdong
South Africa
1.4 Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
Namibia, South Africa
1.5 Speaking Continents
Asia
Africa
1.6 Minority Language
Hawaii
Botswana, Lesotho, Malawi, Swaziland, Zambia, Zimbabwe
1.7 Regulated By
Civil Service Bureau, Government of Hong Kong, Official Language Division
Die Taalkommissie, National Languages Committee
1.8 Interesting Facts
  • Cantonese have lot of slangs, many of them include words that do not make sense at all and some also have English in them.
  • Even though Cantonese and Mandarin are dialects of Chinese, Cantonese has 8 tones instead of Mandarin's 4.
  • Afrikaans Language is a mixture of English, Dutch, German, French and some South African language like Xhosa.
  • Afrikaans Language lacks case and gender distinctions.
1.9 Similar To
Chinese Language
Dutch Language
1.10 Derived From
Not Available
Dutch Language

Cantonese vs Afrikaans Countries

Comparing Cantonese vs Afrikaans countries gives you idea about number of countries that speak Cantonese and Afrikaans languages.

So we find that, total number of countries where Cantonese is official language is 2 whereas total number of countries where Afrikaans is official language is 1

Find if Cantonese and Afrikaans are Most Spoken Languages. Comparison of Cantonese and Afrikaans speaking countries will give you the presence of Cantonese and Afrikaans languages in different countries. Along with Cantonese vs Afrikaans countries, you can also compare Cantonese vs Afrikaans.

Cantonese and Afrikaans as Minority Language

In Cantonese and Afrikaans speaking countries you will get the countries which have Cantonese and Afrikaans as minority language. The language which is spoken by minority of population in the country is called as minority language.

  • Cantonese as minority language: Hawaii.
  • Afrikaans as minority language: Botswana, Lesotho, Malawi, Swaziland, Zambia, Zimbabwe.

If you want to compare Cantonese and Afrikaans dialects, then you can go to Cantonese vs Afrikaans Dialects. Some of the official languages are also considered as minority languages.

Cantonese and Afrikaans Regulators

Cantonese and Afrikaans speaking countries provide you Cantonese and Afrikaans regulators which are the official organizations that regulate them. Civil Service Bureau, Government of Hong Kong, Official Language Division regulates Cantonese language.Afrikaans is regulated by Die Taalkommissie, National Languages Committee. Also get to learn, Cantonese and Afrikaans Language History.

Cantonese and Afrikaans Continents

Thinking about Cantonese and Afrikaans continents in which Cantonese and Afrikaans speaking countries are present. Check out more information on Cantonese and Afrikaans. Most of the Cantonese speaking countries lie in Asia. While Afrikaans speaking countries lie in Africa. Continentwise, most of the languages belong to Asian Languages and African Languages. It's always fun to know about interesting facts of any language, so lets discuss about unknown facts of Cantonese and Afrikaans languages:

Cantonese Interesting Facts:

  • Cantonese have lot of slangs, many of them include words that do not make sense at all and some also have English in them.
  • Even though Cantonese and Mandarin are dialects of Chinese, Cantonese has 8 tones instead of Mandarin's 4.

Afrikaans Interesting Facts:

  • Afrikaans Language is a mixture of English, Dutch, German, French and some South African language like Xhosa.
  • Afrikaans Language lacks case and gender distinctions.

The Cantonese language was derived from Not Available and is similar to Chinese Language whereas Cantonese language is similar to Dutch Language and derived from Dutch Language.