Oriya and Cantonese Speaking countries
Countries
India
Hong Kong, Macau
National Language
India
China, Guangdong
Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
Not spoken in any of the countries
Speaking Continents
Asia
Asia
Minority Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
Hawaii
Regulated By
Not Available
Civil Service Bureau, Government of Hong Kong, Official Language Division
Interesting Facts
- The earliest literature in Oriya was traced in 7th to 9th centuries.
- Since Odia is having a long literary history and has not borrowed largely from other languages, it is the 6th classical language in India.
- 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
Bengali and Assamese
Chinese Language
Derived From
Sanskrit Language
Not Available
Oriya and Cantonese as Minority Language
In Oriya and Cantonese speaking countries you will get the countries which have Oriya and Cantonese as minority language. The language which is spoken by minority of population in the country is called as minority language.
- Oriya as minority language: Not spoken in any of the countries.
- Cantonese as minority language: Hawaii.
If you want to compare Oriya and Cantonese dialects, then you can go to Oriya vs Cantonese Dialects. Some of the official languages are also considered as minority languages.
Oriya and Cantonese Regulators
Oriya and Cantonese speaking countries provide you Oriya and Cantonese regulators which are the official organizations that regulate them. Oriya is not regulated.Cantonese is regulated by Civil Service Bureau, Government of Hong Kong, Official Language Division. Also get to learn, Oriya and Cantonese Language History.
Oriya and Cantonese Continents
Thinking about Oriya and Cantonese continents in which Oriya and Cantonese speaking countries are present. Check out more information on Oriya and Cantonese. Most of the Oriya 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 Oriya and Cantonese languages:
Oriya Interesting Facts:
- The earliest literature in Oriya was traced in 7th to 9th centuries.
- Since Odia is having a long literary history and has not borrowed largely from other languages, it is the 6th classical language in India.
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 Oriya language was derived from Sanskrit Language and is similar to Bengali and Assamese whereas Oriya language is similar to Chinese Language and derived from Not Available.