Russian and Cantonese Speaking countries
Countries
Belarus, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan
Hong Kong, Macau
National Language
Russia
China, Guangdong
Second Language
Afganistan
Not spoken in any of the countries
Speaking Continents
Asia, Europe
Asia
Minority Language
Armenia, Azerbaijan, Bulgaria, Estonia, Finland, Georgia, Germany, Greece, Israel, Jordan, Latvia, Lithuania, Mongolia, Poland, Serbia, Tajikistan, Turkey, Turkmenistan, Ukraine, Uzbekistan
Hawaii
Regulated By
Russian Academy, Russian Language Institute of the Russian Academy of Sciences
Civil Service Bureau, Government of Hong Kong, Official Language Division
Interesting Facts
- In Russian language, the words are not pronounced as they are written.
- In Russian language, there are only 200,000 words out of which only few words are used and due to this many words have more than one meaning.
- 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
Ukrainian and Belarusian Languages
Chinese Language
Derived From
Proto-Slavic Vocabulary
Not Available
Russian and Cantonese as Minority Language
In Russian and Cantonese speaking countries you will get the countries which have Russian and Cantonese as minority language. The language which is spoken by minority of population in the country is called as minority language.
- Russian as minority language: Armenia, Azerbaijan, Bulgaria, Estonia, Finland, Georgia, Germany, Greece, Israel, Jordan, Latvia, Lithuania, Mongolia, Poland, Serbia, Tajikistan, Turkey, Turkmenistan, Ukraine, Uzbekistan.
- Cantonese as minority language: Hawaii.
If you want to compare Russian and Cantonese dialects, then you can go to Russian vs Cantonese Dialects. Some of the official languages are also considered as minority languages.
Russian and Cantonese Regulators
Russian and Cantonese speaking countries provide you Russian and Cantonese regulators which are the official organizations that regulate them. Russian Academy, Russian Language Institute of the Russian Academy of Sciences regulates Russian language.Cantonese is regulated by Civil Service Bureau, Government of Hong Kong, Official Language Division. Also get to learn, Russian and Cantonese Language History.
Russian and Cantonese Continents
Thinking about Russian and Cantonese continents in which Russian and Cantonese speaking countries are present. Check out more information on Russian and Cantonese. Most of the Russian speaking countries lie in Asia, Europe. 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 Russian and Cantonese languages:
Russian Interesting Facts:
- In Russian language, the words are not pronounced as they are written.
- In Russian language, there are only 200,000 words out of which only few words are used and due to this many words have more than one meaning.
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 Russian language was derived from Proto-Slavic Vocabulary and is similar to Ukrainian and Belarusian Languages whereas Russian language is similar to Chinese Language and derived from Not Available.