Cantonese and Ilocano Speaking countries
Countries
Hong Kong, Macau
Philippines
National Language
China, Guangdong
Philippines
Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
Not spoken in any of the countries
Speaking Continents
Asia
Asia
Minority Language
Hawaii
Not spoken in any of the countries
Regulated By
Civil Service Bureau, Government of Hong Kong, Official Language Division
Commission on the Filipino Language
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.
- Ilocano was originally written with Baybayin syllabary, then gradually it was replaced by Latin alphabet.
- Northwest Luzon is the original Ilocano homeland.
Similar To
Chinese Language
Tagalog, Indonesian and Malaysian Languages
Derived From
Not Available
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Cantonese and Ilocano as Minority Language
In Cantonese and Ilocano speaking countries you will get the countries which have Cantonese and Ilocano 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.
- Ilocano as minority language: Not spoken in any of the countries.
If you want to compare Cantonese and Ilocano dialects, then you can go to Cantonese vs Ilocano Dialects. Some of the official languages are also considered as minority languages.
Cantonese and Ilocano Regulators
Cantonese and Ilocano speaking countries provide you Cantonese and Ilocano regulators which are the official organizations that regulate them. Civil Service Bureau, Government of Hong Kong, Official Language Division regulates Cantonese language.Ilocano is regulated by Commission on the Filipino Language. Also get to learn, Cantonese and Ilocano Language History.
Cantonese and Ilocano Continents
Thinking about Cantonese and Ilocano continents in which Cantonese and Ilocano speaking countries are present. Check out more information on Cantonese and Ilocano. Most of the Cantonese speaking countries lie in Asia. While Ilocano 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 Cantonese and Ilocano 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.
Ilocano Interesting Facts:
- Ilocano was originally written with Baybayin syllabary, then gradually it was replaced by Latin alphabet.
- Northwest Luzon is the original Ilocano homeland.
The Cantonese language was derived from Not Available and is similar to Chinese Language whereas Cantonese language is similar to Tagalog, Indonesian and Malaysian Languages and derived from Not Available.