How many people speak Cantonese and Chinese?

Cantonese vs Chinese Speaking Population

Under how many people speak Cantonese and Chinese, you will get to compare Cantonese vs Chinese speaking population. How many people speak Cantonese and Chinese gives you the number of people speaking Cantonese and Chinese in terms of percentage and millions. Worldwide, the number of people speaking Cantonese language is 60.00 million and number of people speaking Chinese language is 1,051.00 million. Find the list of widely spoken languages on Most Spoken Languages. Percentage wise, speaking population of Cantonese is 16.00 % and speaking population of Chinese is 16.00 %. For more detailed difference check out Cantonese vs Chinese.

Cantonese native speakers vs Chinese native speakers

How many people speak Cantonese and Chinese languages tells about Cantonese native speakers vs Chinese native speakers. The native language is also known as first language. Total 52.00 million people speak Cantonese as native language while 873.00 million people speak Chinese as native language. You can also go to Cantonese vs Chinese Dialects and find the total number of dialects in Cantonese and Chinese language. In some regions, Cantonese and Chinese languages are used as second language. No estimate of people speaking Cantonese as second language and 178.00 million speakers who use Chinese as second language.

Native Names of Cantonese and Chinese

Native names are used in the Cantonese and Chinese Speaking Countries. Both Cantonese and Chinese languages have their own native names.Under how many people speak Cantonese and Chinese you will get to know the native names of Cantonese and Chinese languages. The native name of Cantonese is Kwang Tung Wa and native name of Chinese is 中文 (zhōngwén). The alternative names of Cantonese and Chinese languages are as follows:

• Cantonese alternative names are: Guangfu, Metropolitan Cantonese
• Chinese alternative names are: Not Available

The French name of Cantonese is Not Available whereas German name of Cantonese is Not Available. The German name of Chinese is Chinesisch whereas French name of Chinese is Not Available.