Cantonese and Cantonese
Countries
Hong Kong, Macau
Hong Kong, Macau
National Language
China, Guangdong
China, Guangdong
Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
Not spoken in any of the countries
Speaking Continents
Asia
Asia
Minority Language
Hawaii
Hawaii
Regulated By
Civil Service Bureau, Government of Hong Kong, Official Language Division
Civil Service Bureau, Government of Hong Kong, Official Language Division
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.
- 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.
Similar To
Chinese Language
Chinese Language
Derived From
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Alphabets in
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Scripts
Chinese Characters and derivatives
Chinese Characters and derivatives
Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal, Top-To-Bottom
Left-To-Right, Horizontal, Top-To-Bottom
Dialect 1
Guangzhou
Guangzhou
Where They Speak
outside mainland China
outside mainland China
Where They Speak
Hong Kong
Hong Kong
Dialect 3
Hong Kong
Hong Kong
Where They Speak
Hong Kong
Hong Kong
Native Name
Kwang Tung Wa
Kwang Tung Wa
Alternative Names
Guangfu, Metropolitan Cantonese
Guangfu, Metropolitan Cantonese
French Name
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German Name
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Pronunciation
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Ethnicity
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Origin
17th century
17th century
Language Family
Sino-Tibetan Family
Sino-Tibetan Family
Subgroup
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Branch
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Early Forms
No early forms
No early forms
Standard Forms
Standard Cantonese
Standard Cantonese
Signed Forms
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Scope
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ISO 639 1
No data available
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ISO 639 2/T
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ISO 639 2/B
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ISO 639 3
No data available
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ISO 639 6
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Glottocode
cant1236
cant1236
Linguasphere
No data available
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Language Type
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Language Linguistic Typology
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Language Morphological Typology
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All Cantonese and Cantonese Dialects
Most languages have dialects where each dialect differ from other dialect with respect to grammar and vocabulary. Here you will get to know all Cantonese and Cantonese dialects. Various dialects of Cantonese and Cantonese language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Cantonese are spoken in different Cantonese Speaking Countries whereas Cantonese Dialects are spoken in different Cantonese speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Cantonese vs Cantonese Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Cantonese dialects include: Guangzhou, Xiguan. Cantonese dialects include: Guangzhou , Xiguan. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.
Cantonese and Cantonese Speaking population
Cantonese and Cantonese speaking population is one of the factors based on which Cantonese and Cantonese languages can be compared. The total count of Cantonese and Cantonese Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Cantonese language is 16.00 % whereas the percentage of people speaking Cantonese language is 16.00 %. When we compare the speaking population of any two languages we get to know which of two languages is more popular. Find more details about how many people speak Cantonese and Cantonese on Cantonese vs Cantonese where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.
Cantonese and Cantonese Language Codes
Cantonese and Cantonese language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Cantonese and Cantonese Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.