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Afrikaans and Cantonese Speaking countries

1 Countries
1.1 Countries
South Africa
Hong Kong, Macau
1.2 Total No. Of Countries
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Rank: 14 (Overall)
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Rank: 13 (Overall)
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1.3 National Language
South Africa
China, Guangdong
1.4 Second Language
Namibia, South Africa
Not spoken in any of the countries
1.5 Speaking Continents
Africa
Asia
1.6 Minority Language
Botswana, Lesotho, Malawi, Swaziland, Zambia, Zimbabwe
Hawaii
1.7 Regulated By
Die Taalkommissie, National Languages Committee
Civil Service Bureau, Government of Hong Kong, Official Language Division
1.8 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.
  • 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.
1.9 Similar To
Dutch Language
Chinese Language
1.10 Derived From
Dutch Language
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Afrikaans vs Cantonese Countries

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

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

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

Afrikaans and Cantonese as Minority Language

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

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

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

Afrikaans and Cantonese Regulators

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

Afrikaans and Cantonese Continents

Thinking about Afrikaans and Cantonese continents in which Afrikaans and Cantonese speaking countries are present. Check out more information on Afrikaans and Cantonese. Most of the Afrikaans speaking countries lie in Africa. While Cantonese speaking countries lie in Asia. 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 Afrikaans and Cantonese languages:

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.

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.

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

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