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Cantonese and Japanese Speaking countries

1 Countries
1.1 Countries
Hong Kong, Macau
Japan
1.2 Total No. Of Countries
21
Bhojpuri Speaking Countries
0 46
1.3 National Language
China, Guangdong
Japan
1.4 Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
Not spoken in any of the countries
1.5 Speaking Continents
Asia
Asia, Pacific
1.6 Minority Language
Hawaii
Palau
1.7 Regulated By
Civil Service Bureau, Government of Hong Kong, Official Language Division
Agency for Cultural Affairs (文化庁) at the Ministry of Education
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.
  • In Japanese Language, there are 4 different ways to address people: kun, chan, san and sama.
  • There are many words in Japanese language which end with vowel letter, which determines the structure and rhythm of Japanese.
1.9 Similar To
Chinese Language
Korean Language
1.10 Derived From
Not Available
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Cantonese vs Japanese Countries

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

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

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

Cantonese and Japanese as Minority Language

In Cantonese and Japanese speaking countries you will get the countries which have Cantonese and Japanese 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.
  • Japanese as minority language: Palau.

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

Cantonese and Japanese Regulators

Cantonese and Japanese speaking countries provide you Cantonese and Japanese regulators which are the official organizations that regulate them. Civil Service Bureau, Government of Hong Kong, Official Language Division regulates Cantonese language.Japanese is regulated by Agency for Cultural Affairs (文化庁) at the Ministry of Education. Also get to learn, Cantonese and Japanese Language History.

Cantonese and Japanese Continents

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

Japanese Interesting Facts:

  • In Japanese Language, there are 4 different ways to address people: kun, chan, san and sama.
  • There are many words in Japanese language which end with vowel letter, which determines the structure and rhythm of Japanese.

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