German and Chinese Speaking countries
Countries
Austria, Belgium, Germany, Italy, Liechtenstein, Luxembourg, Switzerland
China, Hong Kong, Macau, Singapore, Taiwan
National Language
Germany
China, Taiwan
Second Language
North Dakota, United States of America
Republic of Brazil
Speaking Continents
Europe
Asia
Minority Language
Czech Republic, Denmark, Former Soviet Union, France, Hungary, Italy, Namibia, Poland, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia
Indonesia, Malaysia
Regulated By
Council for German Orthography
Chinese Language Standardization Council, National Commission on Language and Script Work, Promote Mandarin Council
Interesting Facts
- One of the large group of Indo-Germanic languages is German.
- The second most popular Germanic language spoken today behind English is German language.
- 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.
Similar To
Dutch, Danish, Norwegian, Swedish and English Languages
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Derived From
Albanian Languages
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German and Chinese as Minority Language
In German and Chinese speaking countries you will get the countries which have German and Chinese as minority language. The language which is spoken by minority of population in the country is called as minority language.
- German as minority language: Czech Republic, Denmark, Former Soviet Union, France, Hungary, Italy, Namibia, Poland, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia.
- Chinese as minority language: Indonesia, Malaysia.
If you want to compare German and Chinese dialects, then you can go to German vs Chinese Dialects. Some of the official languages are also considered as minority languages.
German and Chinese Regulators
German and Chinese speaking countries provide you German and Chinese regulators which are the official organizations that regulate them. Council for German Orthography regulates German language.Chinese is regulated by Chinese Language Standardization Council, National Commission on Language and Script Work, Promote Mandarin Council. Also get to learn, German and Chinese Language History.
German and Chinese Continents
Thinking about German and Chinese continents in which German and Chinese speaking countries are present. Check out more information on German and Chinese. Most of the German speaking countries lie in Europe. While Chinese 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 German and Chinese languages:
German Interesting Facts:
- One of the large group of Indo-Germanic languages is German.
- The second most popular Germanic language spoken today behind English is German language.
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.
The German language was derived from Albanian Languages and is similar to Dutch, Danish, Norwegian, Swedish and English Languages whereas German language is similar to Not Available and derived from Not Available.