Ilocano and Cantonese Speaking countries
Countries
Philippines
Hong Kong, Macau
National Language
Philippines
China, Guangdong
Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
Not spoken in any of the countries
Speaking Continents
Asia
Asia
Minority Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
Hawaii
Regulated By
Commission on the Filipino Language
Civil Service Bureau, Government of Hong Kong, Official Language Division
Interesting Facts
- Ilocano was originally written with Baybayin syllabary, then gradually it was replaced by Latin alphabet.
- Northwest Luzon is the original Ilocano homeland.
- 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
Tagalog, Indonesian and Malaysian Languages
Chinese Language
Derived From
Not Available
Not Available
Ilocano and Cantonese as Minority Language
In Ilocano and Cantonese speaking countries you will get the countries which have Ilocano and Cantonese as minority language. The language which is spoken by minority of population in the country is called as minority language.
- Ilocano as minority language: Not spoken in any of the countries.
- Cantonese as minority language: Hawaii.
If you want to compare Ilocano and Cantonese dialects, then you can go to Ilocano vs Cantonese Dialects. Some of the official languages are also considered as minority languages.
Ilocano and Cantonese Regulators
Ilocano and Cantonese speaking countries provide you Ilocano and Cantonese regulators which are the official organizations that regulate them. Commission on the Filipino Language regulates Ilocano language.Cantonese is regulated by Civil Service Bureau, Government of Hong Kong, Official Language Division. Also get to learn, Ilocano and Cantonese Language History.
Ilocano and Cantonese Continents
Thinking about Ilocano and Cantonese continents in which Ilocano and Cantonese speaking countries are present. Check out more information on Ilocano and Cantonese. Most of the Ilocano 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 Ilocano and Cantonese languages:
Ilocano Interesting Facts:
- Ilocano was originally written with Baybayin syllabary, then gradually it was replaced by Latin alphabet.
- Northwest Luzon is the original Ilocano homeland.
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 Ilocano language was derived from Not Available and is similar to Tagalog, Indonesian and Malaysian Languages whereas Ilocano language is similar to Chinese Language and derived from Not Available.