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Burmese and Cantonese Speaking countries


Cantonese and Burmese Speaking Countries


Countries

Countries
Myanmar   
Hong Kong, Macau   

Total No. Of Countries
1   
14
2   
13

National Language
Myanmar   
China, Guangdong   

Second Language
Bangladesh, Burma   
Not spoken in any of the countries   

Speaking Continents
Asia   
Asia   

Minority Language
Mon   
Hawaii   

Regulated By
Myanmar Language Commission   
Civil Service Bureau, Government of Hong Kong, Official Language Division   

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.
  

Similar To
Thai Language   
Chinese Language   

Derived From
Pali Language   
Not Available   

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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:

Cantonese Interesting Facts:

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.

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