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Countries

Countries

Barbados, Belize, Botswana, Cameroon, Canada, Dominica, Fiji, Ghana, India, Ireland, Jamaica, Kenya, Malta, Mauritius, Micronesia, Nigeria, Pakistan, Philippines, Rwanda, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Samoa, Sierra Leone, Singapore, Somaliland, South Africa, South Sudan, Sudan, Tanzania, Trinidad and Tobago, Uganda, United Kingdom, Zambia, Zimbabwe
Hong Kong, Macau

Total No. Of Countries

332
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National Language

Anguilla, Antigua and Barbuda, Bahamas, Barbados, Belize, Bermuda, Cayman Islands, Gibraltar, Grenada, Guam, Guyana, Jersey, Montserrat, Nauru, Singapore, Trinidad and Tobago, United Kingdom, United States of America
China, Guangdong

Second Language

India, Nigeria, Pakistan, Singapore
Not spoken in any of the countries

Speaking Continents

Africa, Asia, Australia, Europe, North America, Oceania, South America
Asia

Minority Language

South Africa
Hawaii

Regulated By

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

Interesting Facts

  • Most of the English words begin with the letter S than any other letter.
  • English is third most commonly spoken language in the world.
  • 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

Dutch, Danish, Norwegian, Swedish and German Languages
Chinese Language

Derived From

Latin
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English vs Cantonese Countries

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

  • English Speaking Countries: Barbados, Belize, Botswana, Cameroon, Canada, Dominica, Fiji, Ghana, India, Ireland, Jamaica, Kenya, Malta, Mauritius, Micronesia, Nigeria, Pakistan, Philippines, Rwanda, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Samoa, Sierra Leone, Singapore, Somaliland, South Africa, South Sudan, Sudan, Tanzania, Trinidad and Tobago, Uganda, United Kingdom, Zambia, Zimbabwe.
  • Cantonese Speaking Countries: Hong Kong, Macau.

So we find that, total number of countries where English is official language is 33 whereas total number of countries where Cantonese is official language is 2

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

English and Cantonese as Minority Language

In English and Cantonese speaking countries you will get the countries which have English and Cantonese as minority language. The language which is spoken by minority of population in the country is called as minority language.

  • English as minority language: South Africa.
  • Cantonese as minority language: Hawaii.

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

English and Cantonese Regulators

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

English and Cantonese Continents

Thinking about English and Cantonese continents in which English and Cantonese speaking countries are present. Check out more information on English and Cantonese. Most of the English speaking countries lie in Africa, Asia, Australia, Europe, North America, Oceania, South America. 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 English and Cantonese languages:

English Interesting Facts:

  • Most of the English words begin with the letter S than any other letter.
  • English is third most commonly spoken language in the world.

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.

The English language was derived from Latin and is similar to Dutch, Danish, Norwegian, Swedish and German Languages whereas English language is similar to Chinese Language and derived from .