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Tagalog and Cantonese Speaking countries

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1 Countries
1.1 Countries
Philippines
Hong Kong, Macau
1.2 Total No. Of Countries
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Rank: 14 (Overall)
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Rank: 13 (Overall)
Bhojpuri Speaking Countries
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1.3 National Language
Philippines
China, Guangdong
1.4 Second Language
Filipinos
Not spoken in any of the countries
1.5 Speaking Continents
Asia, Australia
Asia
1.6 Minority Language
Australia, Canada, Guam, Hong Kong, New Zealand, Singapore, United Kingdom
Hawaii
1.7 Regulated By
Komisyon sa Wikang Filipino, National Languages Committee
Civil Service Bureau, Government of Hong Kong, Official Language Division
1.8 Interesting Facts
  • In 1593, "Doctrina Christiana" was first book written in two versions of Tagalog.
  • The name "Tagalog" means "native to" and "river". "Tagalog"is derived from taga ilog, which means "inhabitants of the river".
  • 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
Filipino, Cebuano and Spanish Languages
Chinese Language
1.10 Derived From
Not Available
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Tagalog vs Cantonese Countries

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

So we find that, total number of countries where Tagalog is official language is 1 whereas total number of countries where Cantonese is official language is 2

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

Tagalog and Cantonese as Minority Language

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

  • Tagalog as minority language: Australia, Canada, Guam, Hong Kong, New Zealand, Singapore, United Kingdom.
  • Cantonese as minority language: Hawaii.

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

Tagalog and Cantonese Regulators

Tagalog and Cantonese speaking countries provide you Tagalog and Cantonese regulators which are the official organizations that regulate them. Komisyon sa Wikang Filipino, National Languages Committee regulates Tagalog language.Cantonese is regulated by Civil Service Bureau, Government of Hong Kong, Official Language Division. Also get to learn, Tagalog and Cantonese Language History.

Tagalog and Cantonese Continents

Thinking about Tagalog and Cantonese continents in which Tagalog and Cantonese speaking countries are present. Check out more information on Tagalog and Cantonese. Most of the Tagalog speaking countries lie in Asia, Australia. 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 Tagalog and Cantonese languages:

Tagalog Interesting Facts:

  • In 1593, "Doctrina Christiana" was first book written in two versions of Tagalog.
  • The name "Tagalog" means "native to" and "river". "Tagalog"is derived from taga ilog, which means "inhabitants of the river".

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 Tagalog language was derived from Not Available and is similar to Filipino, Cebuano and Spanish Languages whereas Tagalog language is similar to Chinese Language and derived from Not Available.

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