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Chinese vs Cantonese Dialects

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Dialects

Dialect 1

Mandarin
Guangzhou

Where They Speak

China, Malaysia, Singapore, Taiwan
outside mainland China

How Many People Speak

960,000,000.0071,000,000.00
1.5 960000000
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Dialect 2

Wu
Xiguan

Where They Speak

China, United States of America
Hong Kong

How Many People Speak

80,000,000.0071,000,000.00
700 274000000
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Dialect 3

Yue
Hong Kong

Where They Speak

China, Malaysia, Singapore, Vietnam
Hong Kong

How Many People Speak

60,000,000.0070,000,000.00
2 230000000
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Total No. Of Dialects

103
0 188
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Compare Chinese and Cantonese Dialects

A single language may have major differences in speech. These differences in speech are known as dialects of that language. Compare Chinese and Cantonese dialects to find out the different dialects under Chinese vs Cantonese Dialects. Also get all information about Chinese vs Cantonese, so that you can get the total number of people speaking these languages including dialects around the world. Find if Chinese and Cantonese belong to Most Difficult Languages category.

Where they Speak Chinese and Cantonese Dialects

Chinese vs Cantonese dialects consists information about where they speak Chinese and Cantonese dialects.

    Chinese Dialects:
  • Mandarin spoken in: China, Malaysia, Singapore, Taiwan
  • Wu spoken in: China, United States of America
  • Yue spoken in: China, Malaysia, Singapore, Vietnam
    Cantonese Dialects:
  • Guangzhou spoken in: outside mainland China
  • Xiguan spoken in: Hong Kong
  • Hong Kong spoken in: Hong Kong
Also check out where do they speak Chinese and Cantonese languages around the world Chinese and Cantonese Speaking Countries over here.

How Many People Speak Chinese and Cantonese Dialects

Dialects are the varieties of a language that is distinguished from each other on basis of phonology, grammar, vocabulary, speaking regions and speaking population. Chinese vs Cantonese Dialects also tells you about how many people speak Chinese and Cantonese Dialects.

    Chinese Dialects:
  • Mandarin speaking population: 960,000,000.00
  • Wu speaking population: 80,000,000.00
  • Yue speaking population: 60,000,000.00
    Cantonese Dialects:
  • Guangzhou speaking population: 71,000,000.00
  • Xiguan speaking population: 71,000,000.00
  • Hong Kong speaking population: 70,000,000.00

More on Chinese and Cantonese Dialects

Explore more on Chinese and Cantonese dialects to understand them. The Chinese vs Cantonese dialects include one ‘written’ form and several ‘spoken’ forms. Some language dialects vary most in their phonology, and lesser in vocabulary and pattern. Some languages have dialects while some don't have.