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Cantonese and Marathi Speaking countries

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Hong Kong, Macau
Dadra and Nagar Haveli, Daman and Diu, Goa, India, Maharashtra

Total No. Of Countries

24
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National Language

China, Guangdong
India

Second Language

Not spoken in any of the countries
Andra Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, Dadra and Nagar Haveli, Daman and Diu, Gujarat, Karnataka, Madhya Pradesh, Tamil Nadu, Telangana

Speaking Continents

Asia
Asia

Minority Language

Hawaii
Israel, Mauritius

Regulated By

Civil Service Bureau, Government of Hong Kong, Official Language Division
Maharashtra Sahitya Parishad

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.
  • Marathi ranks 4th in India based on the number of native speakers.
  • Marathi language has borrowed plenty of loanwords from Urdu, Persian, Arabic and Sanskrit.

Similar To

Chinese Language
Konkani Language

Derived From

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Sanskrit Language

Cantonese vs Marathi Countries

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

So we find that, total number of countries where Cantonese is official language is 2 whereas total number of countries where Marathi is official language is 4

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

Cantonese and Marathi as Minority Language

In Cantonese and Marathi speaking countries you will get the countries which have Cantonese and Marathi 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.
  • Marathi as minority language: Israel, Mauritius.

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

Cantonese and Marathi Regulators

Cantonese and Marathi speaking countries provide you Cantonese and Marathi regulators which are the official organizations that regulate them. Civil Service Bureau, Government of Hong Kong, Official Language Division regulates Cantonese language.Marathi is regulated by Maharashtra Sahitya Parishad. Also get to learn, Cantonese and Marathi Language History.

Cantonese and Marathi Continents

Thinking about Cantonese and Marathi continents in which Cantonese and Marathi speaking countries are present. Check out more information on Cantonese and Marathi. Most of the Cantonese speaking countries lie in Asia. While Marathi 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 Marathi 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.

Marathi Interesting Facts:

  • Marathi ranks 4th in India based on the number of native speakers.
  • Marathi language has borrowed plenty of loanwords from Urdu, Persian, Arabic and Sanskrit.

The Cantonese language was derived from and is similar to Chinese Language whereas Cantonese language is similar to Konkani Language and derived from Sanskrit Language.