Cantonese and Igbo Speaking countries
Countries
Hong Kong, Macau
  
Nigeria
  
National Language
China, Guangdong
  
Nigeria
  
Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
  
Not spoken in any of the countries
  
Speaking Continents
Asia
  
Africa
  
Minority Language
Hawaii
  
Equatorial Guinea
  
Regulated By
Civil Service Bureau, Government of Hong Kong, Official Language Division
  
Society for Promoting Igbo Language and Culture
  
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.
  
- In Igbo, there is complicated system of high and low tones indicating differences in meaning and grammatical relationships.
- Igbo has inexhaustible and rich linguistic features like idioms, proverbs, aphorisms, anecdotes etc.
  
Similar To
Chinese Language
  
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Derived From
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Cantonese and Igbo as Minority Language
In Cantonese and Igbo speaking countries you will get the countries which have Cantonese and Igbo 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.
- Igbo as minority language: Equatorial Guinea.
If you want to compare Cantonese and Igbo dialects, then you can go to Cantonese vs Igbo Dialects. Some of the official languages are also considered as minority languages.
Cantonese and Igbo Regulators
Cantonese and Igbo speaking countries provide you Cantonese and Igbo regulators which are the official organizations that regulate them. Civil Service Bureau, Government of Hong Kong, Official Language Division regulates Cantonese language.Igbo is regulated by Society for Promoting Igbo Language and Culture. Also get to learn, Cantonese and Igbo Language History.
Cantonese and Igbo Continents
Thinking about Cantonese and Igbo continents in which Cantonese and Igbo speaking countries are present. Check out more information on Cantonese and Igbo. Most of the Cantonese speaking countries lie in Asia. While Igbo speaking countries lie in Africa. 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 Igbo 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.
Igbo Interesting Facts:
- In Igbo, there is complicated system of high and low tones indicating differences in meaning and grammatical relationships.
- Igbo has inexhaustible and rich linguistic features like idioms, proverbs, aphorisms, anecdotes etc.
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