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Marathi and Cantonese Speaking countries

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1 Countries
1.1 Countries
Dadra and Nagar Haveli, Daman and Diu, Goa, India, Maharashtra
Hong Kong, Macau
1.2 Total No. Of Countries
Spanish Speakin..
4
Rank: 11 (Overall)
2
Rank: 13 (Overall)
Bhojpuri Speaking Countries
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1.3 National Language
India
China, Guangdong
1.4 Second Language
Andra Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, Dadra and Nagar Haveli, Daman and Diu, Gujarat, Karnataka, Madhya Pradesh, Tamil Nadu, Telangana
Not spoken in any of the countries
1.5 Speaking Continents
Asia
Asia
1.6 Minority Language
Israel, Mauritius
Hawaii
1.7 Regulated By
Maharashtra Sahitya Parishad
Civil Service Bureau, Government of Hong Kong, Official Language Division
1.8 Interesting Facts
  • Marathi ranks 4th in India based on the number of native speakers.
  • Marathi language has borrowed plenty of loanwords from Urdu, Persian, Arabic and Sanskrit.
  • 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
Konkani Language
Chinese Language
1.10 Derived From
Sanskrit Language
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Marathi vs Cantonese Countries

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

So we find that, total number of countries where Marathi is official language is 4 whereas total number of countries where Cantonese is official language is 2

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

Marathi and Cantonese as Minority Language

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

  • Marathi as minority language: Israel, Mauritius.
  • Cantonese as minority language: Hawaii.

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

Marathi and Cantonese Regulators

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

Marathi and Cantonese Continents

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

Marathi Interesting Facts:

  • Marathi ranks 4th in India based on the number of native speakers.
  • Marathi language has borrowed plenty of loanwords from Urdu, Persian, Arabic and Sanskrit.

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 Marathi language was derived from Sanskrit Language and is similar to Konkani Language whereas Marathi language is similar to Chinese Language and derived from Not Available.

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