Cantonese and Indonesian Speaking countries
Countries
Hong Kong, Macau
Indonesia
National Language
China, Guangdong
Indonesia
Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
East Timor, Indonesia
Speaking Continents
Asia
Asia
Minority Language
Hawaii
Denmark, East Timor, Netherlands
Regulated By
Civil Service Bureau, Government of Hong Kong, Official Language Division
Badan Pengembangan dan Pembinaan Bahasa
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 modern Indonesian language uses many loan words from Persian, Chinese and Arabic.
- In Indonesian language, spelling is phonetically precise, so that words are spelled as they sound.
Similar To
Chinese Language
Malay language
Derived From
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Malay and Dutch Languages
Cantonese and Indonesian as Minority Language
In Cantonese and Indonesian speaking countries you will get the countries which have Cantonese and Indonesian 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.
- Indonesian as minority language: Denmark, East Timor, Netherlands.
If you want to compare Cantonese and Indonesian dialects, then you can go to Cantonese vs Indonesian Dialects. Some of the official languages are also considered as minority languages.
Cantonese and Indonesian Regulators
Cantonese and Indonesian speaking countries provide you Cantonese and Indonesian regulators which are the official organizations that regulate them. Civil Service Bureau, Government of Hong Kong, Official Language Division regulates Cantonese language.Indonesian is regulated by Badan Pengembangan dan Pembinaan Bahasa. Also get to learn, Cantonese and Indonesian Language History.
Cantonese and Indonesian Continents
Thinking about Cantonese and Indonesian continents in which Cantonese and Indonesian speaking countries are present. Check out more information on Cantonese and Indonesian. Most of the Cantonese speaking countries lie in Asia. While Indonesian 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 Indonesian 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.
Indonesian Interesting Facts:
- The modern Indonesian language uses many loan words from Persian, Chinese and Arabic.
- In Indonesian language, spelling is phonetically precise, so that words are spelled as they sound.
The Cantonese language was derived from and is similar to Chinese Language whereas Cantonese language is similar to Malay language and derived from Malay and Dutch Languages.