Home
Languagevs


Cantonese and English Speaking countries


English and Cantonese Speaking Countries


Countries

Countries
Hong Kong, Macau   
Barbados, Belize, Botswana, Cameroon, Canada, Dominica, Fiji, Ghana, India, Ireland, Jamaica, Kenya, Malta, Mauritius, Micronesia, Nigeria, Pakistan, Philippines, Rwanda, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Samoa, Sierra Leone, Singapore, Somaliland, South Africa, South Sudan, Sudan, Tanzania, Trinidad and Tobago, Uganda, United Kingdom, Zambia, Zimbabwe   

Total No. Of Countries
2   
13
33   
2

National Language
China, Guangdong   
Anguilla, Antigua and Barbuda, Bahamas, Barbados, Belize, Bermuda, Cayman Islands, Gibraltar, Grenada, Guam, Guyana, Jersey, Montserrat, Nauru, Singapore, Trinidad and Tobago, United Kingdom, United States of America   

Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries   
India, Nigeria, Pakistan, Singapore   

Speaking Continents
Asia   
Africa, Asia, Australia, Europe, North America, Oceania, South America   

Minority Language
Hawaii   
South Africa   

Regulated By
Civil Service Bureau, Government of Hong Kong, Official Language Division   
Not Available   

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.
  
  • Most of the English words begin with the letter S than any other letter.
  • English is third most commonly spoken language in the world.
  

Similar To
Chinese Language   
Not Available   

Derived From
Not Available   
Latin   

Alphabets >>
<< Summary

Cantonese and English as Minority Language

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

  • Cantonese as minority language: Hawaii.
  • English as minority language: South Africa.

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

Cantonese and English Regulators

Cantonese and English speaking countries provide you Cantonese and English regulators which are the official organizations that regulate them. Civil Service Bureau, Government of Hong Kong, Official Language Division regulates Cantonese language.English is not regulated. Also get to learn, Cantonese and English Language History.

Cantonese and English Continents

Thinking about Cantonese and English continents in which Cantonese and English speaking countries are present. Check out more information on Cantonese and English. Most of the Cantonese speaking countries lie in Asia. While English speaking countries lie in Africa, Asia, Australia, Europe, North America, Oceania, South America. 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 Cantonese and English languages:

Cantonese Interesting Facts:

English Interesting Facts:

The Cantonese language was derived from Not Available and is similar to Chinese Language whereas Cantonese language is similar to Not Available and derived from Latin.

Compare Most Difficult Languages

Most Difficult Languages

Most Difficult Languages

» More Most Difficult Languages

Compare Most Difficult Languages

» More Compare Most Difficult Languages