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Cantonese and Khmer Speaking countries

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1 Countries
1.1 Countries
Hong Kong, Macau
Cambodia
1.2 Total No. Of Countries
21
Bhojpuri Speaking Countries
0 46
1.3 National Language
China, Guangdong
Cambodia, Thailand, Vietnam
1.4 Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
Not spoken in any of the countries
1.5 Speaking Continents
Asia
Asia
1.6 Minority Language
Hawaii
Australia, France, United States of America
1.7 Regulated By
Civil Service Bureau, Government of Hong Kong, Official Language Division
Not Available
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.
  • Khmer is not the tonal language.
  • Khmer language has borrowed philisophical, administrative and technical vocabulary from Sanskrit and Pali.
1.9 Similar To
Chinese Language
Lao Language
1.10 Derived From
Not Available
Pali and Sanskrit Languages

Cantonese vs Khmer Countries

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

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

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

Cantonese and Khmer as Minority Language

In Cantonese and Khmer speaking countries you will get the countries which have Cantonese and Khmer 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.
  • Khmer as minority language: Australia, France, United States of America.

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

Cantonese and Khmer Regulators

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

Cantonese and Khmer Continents

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

Khmer Interesting Facts:

  • Khmer is not the tonal language.
  • Khmer language has borrowed philisophical, administrative and technical vocabulary from Sanskrit and Pali.

The Cantonese language was derived from Not Available and is similar to Chinese Language whereas Cantonese language is similar to Lao Language and derived from Pali and Sanskrit Languages.