Malayalam and Cantonese Speaking countries
Countries
India, Lakshadweep, Puducherry
Hong Kong, Macau
National Language
Kerala, India, Lakshadweep, Puducherry
China, Guangdong
Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
Not spoken in any of the countries
Speaking Continents
Asia
Asia
Minority Language
Andaman and Nicobar Islands
Hawaii
Regulated By
Academy for Malayalam literature, Government of Kerala
Civil Service Bureau, Government of Hong Kong, Official Language Division
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.
Similar To
Tamil and Sanskrit Languages
Chinese Language
Derived From
Sanskrit Language
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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.