Countries
Hong Kong, Macau
Andorra, Balearic Islands, Catalonia, Latin Union, Spain, Valencian Community
Total No. Of Countries
26
0
46
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National Language
China, Guangdong
Andorra, France, Italy, Spain
Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
Spain
Speaking Continents
Asia
Europe
Minority Language
Hawaii
Aragon, France, Italy, Spain
Regulated By
Civil Service Bureau, Government of Hong Kong, Official Language Division
Institut d'Estudis Catalans, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua, National Languages Committee
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.
- Catalan is 6th most largely spoken Romance language.
- Catalan went through a golden age in low middle ages, reaching a peak of maturity and cultural richness.
Similar To
Chinese Language
Spanish Language, Occitan Language, Italian Language, French Language
Derived From
-
Latin
How Many People Speak?
60.00 million9.20 million
0
1200
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Speaking Population
16.00 %0.12 %
0
89
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Native Speakers
52.00 million4.10 million
0
873
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Second Language Speakers
71.00 million5.10 million
0.01
400
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Native Name
Kwang Tung Wa
català
Alternative Names
Guangfu, Metropolitan Cantonese
Català, Catalán, Catalan-Valencian-Balear, Catalonian, Valencian
French Name
cantonais
catalan; valencien
German Name
Kantonesisch
Katalanisch
Pronunciation
[kʰɐn˧˥tʰœːn˧˥sɨ˧˥]
[kətəˈɫa] (EC) ~ [kataˈɫa] (WC)
Ethnicity
Han Chinese
Catalan people