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Cantonese and French Speaking countries

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Countries

Countries

Hong Kong, Macau
Belgium, Benin, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cameroon, Canada, Central African Republic, Chad, Comoros, Congo, Cote d'Ivoire, Djibouti, Equatorial Guinea, France, Gabon, Guernesey, Guinea, Haiti, Italy, Jersey, Luxembourg, Madagascar, Mali, Mauritius, Monaco, Niger, Rwanda, Senegal, Seychelles, Switzerland, Togo, Vanuatu

Total No. Of Countries

232
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National Language

China, Guangdong
France

Second Language

Not spoken in any of the countries
Africa, Canada

Speaking Continents

Asia
Africa, Australia, Europe, North America, Oceania, Pacific, South America

Minority Language

Hawaii
Brazil, Cambodia, United States of America, Vietnam

Regulated By

Civil Service Bureau, Government of Hong Kong, Official Language Division
Académie française (French Academy), Office québécois de la langue française

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.
  • French is the only language, with English, that is taught in every country of the world.
  • French is the top language in Culinary Scene.

Similar To

Chinese Language
Italian Language

Derived From

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Latin

Cantonese vs French Countries

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

  • Cantonese Speaking Countries: Hong Kong, Macau.
  • French Speaking Countries: Belgium, Benin, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cameroon, Canada, Central African Republic, Chad, Comoros, Congo, Cote d'Ivoire, Djibouti, Equatorial Guinea, France, Gabon, Guernesey, Guinea, Haiti, Italy, Jersey, Luxembourg, Madagascar, Mali, Mauritius, Monaco, Niger, Rwanda, Senegal, Seychelles, Switzerland, Togo, Vanuatu.

So we find that, total number of countries where Cantonese is official language is 2 whereas total number of countries where French is official language is 32

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

Cantonese and French as Minority Language

In Cantonese and French speaking countries you will get the countries which have Cantonese and French 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.
  • French as minority language: Brazil, Cambodia, United States of America, Vietnam.

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

Cantonese and French Regulators

Cantonese and French speaking countries provide you Cantonese and French regulators which are the official organizations that regulate them. Civil Service Bureau, Government of Hong Kong, Official Language Division regulates Cantonese language.French is regulated by Académie française (French Academy), Office québécois de la langue française. Also get to learn, Cantonese and French Language History.

Cantonese and French Continents

Thinking about Cantonese and French continents in which Cantonese and French speaking countries are present. Check out more information on Cantonese and French. Most of the Cantonese speaking countries lie in Asia. While French speaking countries lie in Africa, Australia, Europe, North America, Oceania, Pacific, South America. 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 French 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.

French Interesting Facts:

  • French is the only language, with English, that is taught in every country of the world.
  • French is the top language in Culinary Scene.

The Cantonese language was derived from and is similar to Chinese Language whereas Cantonese language is similar to Italian Language and derived from Latin.