Cantonese and Filipino Speaking countries
Countries
Hong Kong, Macau
  
Philippines
  
National Language
China, Guangdong
  
Philippines
  
Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
  
Philippines
  
Speaking Continents
Asia
  
Asia
  
Minority Language
Hawaii
  
Not spoken in any of the countries
  
Regulated By
Civil Service Bureau, Government of Hong Kong, Official Language Division
  
Komisyon sa Wikang Filipino
  
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.
  
- "Filipino" was officially declared as national language by the constitution in 1987.
- "Filipino" is the official name of Tagalog, or synonym of it.
  
Similar To
Chinese Language
  
Tagalog Language
  
Derived From
Not Available
  
Spanish Language
  
Cantonese and Filipino as Minority Language
In Cantonese and Filipino speaking countries you will get the countries which have Cantonese and Filipino 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.
- Filipino as minority language: Not spoken in any of the countries.
If you want to compare Cantonese and Filipino dialects, then you can go to Cantonese vs Filipino Dialects. Some of the official languages are also considered as minority languages.
Cantonese and Filipino Regulators
Cantonese and Filipino speaking countries provide you Cantonese and Filipino regulators which are the official organizations that regulate them. Civil Service Bureau, Government of Hong Kong, Official Language Division regulates Cantonese language.Filipino is regulated by Komisyon sa Wikang Filipino. Also get to learn, Cantonese and Filipino Language History.
Cantonese and Filipino Continents
Thinking about Cantonese and Filipino continents in which Cantonese and Filipino speaking countries are present. Check out more information on Cantonese and Filipino. Most of the Cantonese speaking countries lie in Asia. While Filipino 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 Cantonese and Filipino languages:
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.
Filipino Interesting Facts:
- "Filipino" was officially declared as national language by the constitution in 1987.
- "Filipino" is the official name of Tagalog, or synonym of it.
The Cantonese language was derived from Not Available and is similar to Chinese Language whereas Cantonese language is similar to Tagalog Language and derived from Spanish Language.