Punjabi and Cantonese Speaking countries
Countries
India, Pakistan
Hong Kong, Macau
National Language
India, Pakistan
China, Guangdong
Second Language
Pakistan
Not spoken in any of the countries
Speaking Continents
Asia
Asia
Minority Language
Australia, Canada, United Kingdom, United States of America
Hawaii
Regulated By
Not Available
Civil Service Bureau, Government of Hong Kong, Official Language Division
Interesting Facts
- Punjabi is 2nd most spoken in United Kingdom and 4th most spoken in Canada.
- Punjabi is tonal language, by using various tones Punjabi speakers are able to differentiate between words.
- 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
Hindi Language
Chinese Language
Derived From
Sanskrit Language
Not Available
Punjabi and Cantonese as Minority Language
In Punjabi and Cantonese speaking countries you will get the countries which have Punjabi and Cantonese as minority language. The language which is spoken by minority of population in the country is called as minority language.
- Punjabi as minority language: Australia, Canada, United Kingdom, United States of America.
- Cantonese as minority language: Hawaii.
If you want to compare Punjabi and Cantonese dialects, then you can go to Punjabi vs Cantonese Dialects. Some of the official languages are also considered as minority languages.
Punjabi and Cantonese Regulators
Punjabi and Cantonese speaking countries provide you Punjabi and Cantonese regulators which are the official organizations that regulate them. Punjabi is not regulated.Cantonese is regulated by Civil Service Bureau, Government of Hong Kong, Official Language Division. Also get to learn, Punjabi and Cantonese Language History.
Punjabi and Cantonese Continents
Thinking about Punjabi and Cantonese continents in which Punjabi and Cantonese speaking countries are present. Check out more information on Punjabi and Cantonese. Most of the Punjabi 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 Punjabi and Cantonese languages:
Punjabi Interesting Facts:
- Punjabi is 2nd most spoken in United Kingdom and 4th most spoken in Canada.
- Punjabi is tonal language, by using various tones Punjabi speakers are able to differentiate between words.
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 Punjabi language was derived from Sanskrit Language and is similar to Hindi Language whereas Punjabi language is similar to Chinese Language and derived from Not Available.