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Cantonese and Indonesian Speaking countries

1 Countries
1.1 Countries
Hong Kong, Macau
Indonesia
1.2 Total No. Of Countries
21
Bhojpuri Speaking Countries
0 46
1.3 National Language
China, Guangdong
Indonesia
1.4 Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
East Timor, Indonesia
1.5 Speaking Continents
Asia
Asia
1.6 Minority Language
Hawaii
Denmark, East Timor, Netherlands
1.7 Regulated By
Civil Service Bureau, Government of Hong Kong, Official Language Division
Badan Pengembangan dan Pembinaan Bahasa
1.8 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 modern Indonesian language uses many loan words from Persian, Chinese and Arabic.
  • In Indonesian language, spelling is phonetically precise, so that words are spelled as they sound.
1.9 Similar To
Chinese Language
Malay language
1.10 Derived From
Not Available
Malay and Dutch Languages

Cantonese vs Indonesian Countries

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

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

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

Cantonese and Indonesian as Minority Language

In Cantonese and Indonesian speaking countries you will get the countries which have Cantonese and Indonesian 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.
  • Indonesian as minority language: Denmark, East Timor, Netherlands.

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

Cantonese and Indonesian Regulators

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

Cantonese and Indonesian Continents

Thinking about Cantonese and Indonesian continents in which Cantonese and Indonesian speaking countries are present. Check out more information on Cantonese and Indonesian. Most of the Cantonese speaking countries lie in Asia. While Indonesian 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 Indonesian 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.

Indonesian Interesting Facts:

  • The modern Indonesian language uses many loan words from Persian, Chinese and Arabic.
  • In Indonesian language, spelling is phonetically precise, so that words are spelled as they sound.

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