Japanese and Cantonese Speaking countries
Countries
Japan
Hong Kong, Macau
National Language
Japan
China, Guangdong
Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
Not spoken in any of the countries
Speaking Continents
Asia, Pacific
Asia
Minority Language
Palau
Hawaii
Regulated By
Agency for Cultural Affairs (文化庁) at the Ministry of Education
Civil Service Bureau, Government of Hong Kong, Official Language Division
Interesting Facts
- In Japanese Language, there are 4 different ways to address people: kun, chan, san and sama.
- There are many words in Japanese language which end with vowel letter, which determines the structure and rhythm of Japanese.
- 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
Korean Language
Chinese Language
Derived From
Not Available
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Japanese and Cantonese as Minority Language
In Japanese and Cantonese speaking countries you will get the countries which have Japanese and Cantonese as minority language. The language which is spoken by minority of population in the country is called as minority language.
- Japanese as minority language: Palau.
- Cantonese as minority language: Hawaii.
If you want to compare Japanese and Cantonese dialects, then you can go to Japanese vs Cantonese Dialects. Some of the official languages are also considered as minority languages.
Japanese and Cantonese Regulators
Japanese and Cantonese speaking countries provide you Japanese and Cantonese regulators which are the official organizations that regulate them. Agency for Cultural Affairs (文化庁) at the Ministry of Education regulates Japanese language.Cantonese is regulated by Civil Service Bureau, Government of Hong Kong, Official Language Division. Also get to learn, Japanese and Cantonese Language History.
Japanese and Cantonese Continents
Thinking about Japanese and Cantonese continents in which Japanese and Cantonese speaking countries are present. Check out more information on Japanese and Cantonese. Most of the Japanese speaking countries lie in Asia, Pacific. 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 Japanese and Cantonese languages:
Japanese Interesting Facts:
- In Japanese Language, there are 4 different ways to address people: kun, chan, san and sama.
- There are many words in Japanese language which end with vowel letter, which determines the structure and rhythm of Japanese.
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 Japanese language was derived from Not Available and is similar to Korean Language whereas Japanese language is similar to Chinese Language and derived from Not Available.