Cantonese and Tamil Speaking countries

Cantonese

Tamil

Tamil and Cantonese Speaking Countries

Countries

Hong Kong, Macau

Malaysia, Mauritius, Puducherry, Singapore, Sri Lanka, Tamil Nadu

Total No. Of Countries

National Language

China, Guangdong

Singapore, Sri Lanka, Tamil Nadu

Second Language

Not spoken in any of the countries

Andaman and Nicobar Islands, kerala, Puducherry

Speaking Continents

Asia

Minority Language

Hawaii

Canada, Malaysia, Mauritius, Reunion, Seychelles

Regulated By

Civil Service Bureau, Government of Hong Kong, Official Language Division

Official language Commission of Government of Tamil Nadu, Thanjavur Tamil University

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.

Tamil is the oldest language in the world. Tamil was spoken in South India more than 5000 years ago.
The first legally recognized Classical Language of India is Tamil.

Similar To

Chinese Language

Malayalam

Derived From

Not Available

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Cantonese and Tamil as Minority Language

In Cantonese and Tamil speaking countries you will get the countries which have Cantonese and Tamil 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.
Tamil as minority language: Canada, Malaysia, Mauritius, Reunion, Seychelles.

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

Cantonese and Tamil Regulators

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

Cantonese and Tamil Continents

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

Tamil Interesting Facts:

Tamil is the oldest language in the world. Tamil was spoken in South India more than 5000 years ago.
The first legally recognized Classical Language of India is Tamil.

The Cantonese language was derived from Not Available and is similar to Chinese Language whereas Cantonese language is similar to Malayalam and derived from Not Available.