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Irish and Cantonese Speaking countries

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Countries

Countries

European Union, Ireland
Hong Kong, Macau

Total No. Of Countries

22
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National Language

Ireland
China, Guangdong

Second Language

Ireland
Not spoken in any of the countries

Speaking Continents

Europe
Asia

Minority Language

United Kingdom
Hawaii

Regulated By

Foras na Gaeilge
Civil Service Bureau, Government of Hong Kong, Official Language Division

Interesting Facts

  • In Irish language, there are no exact words for "yes" or "no".
  • There are different set of numbers for counting humans and another set for counting non-humans in Irish Language.
  • 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

Scottish Gaelic and Welsh Languages
Chinese Language

Derived From

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Irish vs Cantonese Countries

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

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

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

Irish and Cantonese as Minority Language

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

  • Irish as minority language: United Kingdom.
  • Cantonese as minority language: Hawaii.

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

Irish and Cantonese Regulators

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

Irish and Cantonese Continents

Thinking about Irish and Cantonese continents in which Irish and Cantonese speaking countries are present. Check out more information on Irish and Cantonese. Most of the Irish speaking countries lie in Europe. 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 Irish and Cantonese languages:

Irish Interesting Facts:

  • In Irish language, there are no exact words for "yes" or "no".
  • There are different set of numbers for counting humans and another set for counting non-humans in Irish Language.

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 Irish language was derived from and is similar to Scottish Gaelic and Welsh Languages whereas Irish language is similar to Chinese Language and derived from .