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Malayalam and Cantonese Speaking countries

1 Countries
1.1 Countries
India, Lakshadweep, Puducherry
Hong Kong, Macau
1.2 Total No. Of Countries
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3
Rank: 12 (Overall)
2
Rank: 13 (Overall)
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1.3 National Language
Kerala, India, Lakshadweep, Puducherry
China, Guangdong
1.4 Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
Not spoken in any of the countries
1.5 Speaking Continents
Asia
Asia
1.6 Minority Language
Andaman and Nicobar Islands
Hawaii
1.7 Regulated By
Academy for Malayalam literature, Government of Kerala
Civil Service Bureau, Government of Hong Kong, Official Language Division
1.8 Interesting Facts
  • Malayalam language has 54 literals. Same sounds have different versions to it.
  • Malayalam script is reffered as "Rod Script" and it is derived from the Grantha script, which was developed from Indic script of Brahmi.
  • 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.
1.9 Similar To
Tamil and Sanskrit Languages
Chinese Language
1.10 Derived From
Sanskrit Language
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Malayalam vs Cantonese Countries

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

So we find that, total number of countries where Malayalam is official language is 3 whereas total number of countries where Cantonese is official language is 2

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

Malayalam and Cantonese as Minority Language

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

  • Malayalam as minority language: Andaman and Nicobar Islands.
  • Cantonese as minority language: Hawaii.

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

Malayalam and Cantonese Regulators

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

Malayalam and Cantonese Continents

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

Malayalam Interesting Facts:

  • Malayalam language has 54 literals. Same sounds have different versions to it.
  • Malayalam script is reffered as "Rod Script" and it is derived from the Grantha script, which was developed from Indic script of Brahmi.

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 Malayalam language was derived from Sanskrit Language and is similar to Tamil and Sanskrit Languages whereas Malayalam language is similar to Chinese Language and derived from Not Available.

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