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Cantonese and Somali Speaking countries


Somali and Cantonese Speaking Countries


Countries

Countries
Hong Kong, Macau  
Djibouti, Kenya, Somalia  

Total No. Of Countries
2  
13
3  
12

National Language
China, Guangdong  
Somalia  

Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries  
Not spoken in any of the countries  

Speaking Continents
Asia  
Africa, Middle East  

Minority Language
Hawaii  
Yemen  

Regulated By
Civil Service Bureau, Government of Hong Kong, Official Language Division  
National Languages Committee, Regional Somali Language Academy  

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.
  
  • Somali language is one of the best documented Afro-Asiatic languages.
  • One of the most widely spoken of the Cushitic languages is the Somali Language.
  

Similar To
Chinese Language  
Afar and Oromo Language  

Derived From
-  
Arabic Language  

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Cantonese and Somali as Minority Language

In Cantonese and Somali speaking countries you will get the countries which have Cantonese and Somali 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.
  • Somali as minority language: Yemen.

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

Cantonese and Somali Regulators

Cantonese and Somali speaking countries provide you Cantonese and Somali regulators which are the official organizations that regulate them. Civil Service Bureau, Government of Hong Kong, Official Language Division regulates Cantonese language.Somali is regulated by National Languages Committee, Regional Somali Language Academy. Also get to learn, Cantonese and Somali Language History.

Cantonese and Somali Continents

Thinking about Cantonese and Somali continents in which Cantonese and Somali speaking countries are present. Check out more information on Cantonese and Somali. Most of the Cantonese speaking countries lie in Asia. While Somali speaking countries lie in Africa, Middle East. 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 Somali languages:

Cantonese Interesting Facts:

Somali Interesting Facts:

The Cantonese language was derived from and is similar to Chinese Language whereas Cantonese language is similar to Afar and Oromo Language and derived from Arabic Language.

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