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Burmese and Cantonese Speaking countries

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1 Countries
1.1 Countries
Myanmar
Hong Kong, Macau
1.2 Total No. Of Countries
12
Bhojpuri Speaking Countries
0 46
1.3 National Language
Myanmar
China, Guangdong
1.4 Second Language
Bangladesh, Burma
Not spoken in any of the countries
1.5 Speaking Continents
Asia
Asia
1.6 Minority Language
Mon
Hawaii
1.7 Regulated By
Myanmar Language Commission
Civil Service Bureau, Government of Hong Kong, Official Language Division
1.8 Interesting Facts
  • The naming of people in Burmese is strange. There is no last name, often name is rhymed such as Ming Ming, Mo Mo or Jo Jo.
  • It appears as odd language to many people because it has peculiar pitch register, tonal form as language.
  • 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
Thai Language
Chinese Language
1.10 Derived From
Pali Language
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Burmese vs Cantonese Countries

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

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

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

Burmese and Cantonese as Minority Language

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

  • Burmese as minority language: Mon.
  • Cantonese as minority language: Hawaii.

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

Burmese and Cantonese Regulators

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

Burmese and Cantonese Continents

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

Burmese Interesting Facts:

  • The naming of people in Burmese is strange. There is no last name, often name is rhymed such as Ming Ming, Mo Mo or Jo Jo.
  • It appears as odd language to many people because it has peculiar pitch register, tonal form as language.

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 Burmese language was derived from Pali Language and is similar to Thai Language whereas Burmese language is similar to Chinese Language and derived from Not Available.