Chinese and Cantonese Speaking countries
Countries
China, Hong Kong, Macau, Singapore, Taiwan
Hong Kong, Macau
National Language
China, Taiwan
China, Guangdong
Second Language
Republic of Brazil
Not spoken in any of the countries
Speaking Continents
Asia
Asia
Minority Language
Indonesia, Malaysia
Hawaii
Regulated By
Chinese Language Standardization Council, National Commission on Language and Script Work, Promote Mandarin Council
Civil Service Bureau, Government of Hong Kong, Official Language Division
Interesting Facts
- Chinese language is tonal, since meaning of a word changes according to its tone.
- In Chinese language, there is no grammatical distinction between singular or plural, no declination of verbs according to tense, mood and aspect.
- 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.
Similar To
Japanese and Korean Languages
Chinese Language
Chinese and Cantonese as Minority Language
In Chinese and Cantonese speaking countries you will get the countries which have Chinese and Cantonese as minority language. The language which is spoken by minority of population in the country is called as minority language.
- Chinese as minority language: Indonesia, Malaysia.
- Cantonese as minority language: Hawaii.
If you want to compare Chinese and Cantonese dialects, then you can go to Chinese vs Cantonese Dialects. Some of the official languages are also considered as minority languages.
Chinese and Cantonese Regulators
Chinese and Cantonese speaking countries provide you Chinese and Cantonese regulators which are the official organizations that regulate them. Chinese Language Standardization Council, National Commission on Language and Script Work, Promote Mandarin Council regulates Chinese language.Cantonese is regulated by Civil Service Bureau, Government of Hong Kong, Official Language Division. Also get to learn, Chinese and Cantonese Language History.
Chinese and Cantonese Continents
Thinking about Chinese and Cantonese continents in which Chinese and Cantonese speaking countries are present. Check out more information on Chinese and Cantonese. Most of the Chinese speaking countries lie in Asia. While Cantonese 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 Chinese and Cantonese languages:
Chinese Interesting Facts:
- Chinese language is tonal, since meaning of a word changes according to its tone.
- In Chinese language, there is no grammatical distinction between singular or plural, no declination of verbs according to tense, mood and aspect.
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.
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