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Cantonese and Malayalam Speaking countries

1 Countries
1.1 Countries
Hong Kong, Macau
India, Lakshadweep, Puducherry
1.2 Total No. Of Countries
23
Bhojpuri Speaking Countries
0 46
1.3 National Language
China, Guangdong
Kerala, India, Lakshadweep, Puducherry
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
Andaman and Nicobar Islands
1.7 Regulated By
Civil Service Bureau, Government of Hong Kong, Official Language Division
Academy for Malayalam literature, Government of Kerala
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.
  • Malayalam language has 54 literals. Same sounds have different versions to it.
  • Malayalam script is reffered as "Rod Script" and it is derived from the Grantha script, which was developed from Indic script of Brahmi.
1.9 Similar To
Chinese Language
Tamil and Sanskrit Languages
1.10 Derived From
Not Available
Sanskrit Language

Cantonese vs Malayalam Countries

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

So we find that, total number of countries where Cantonese is official language is 2 whereas total number of countries where Malayalam is official language is 3

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

Cantonese and Malayalam as Minority Language

In Cantonese and Malayalam speaking countries you will get the countries which have Cantonese and Malayalam 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.
  • Malayalam as minority language: Andaman and Nicobar Islands.

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

Cantonese and Malayalam Regulators

Cantonese and Malayalam speaking countries provide you Cantonese and Malayalam regulators which are the official organizations that regulate them. Civil Service Bureau, Government of Hong Kong, Official Language Division regulates Cantonese language.Malayalam is regulated by Academy for Malayalam literature, Government of Kerala. Also get to learn, Cantonese and Malayalam Language History.

Cantonese and Malayalam Continents

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

Malayalam Interesting Facts:

  • Malayalam language has 54 literals. Same sounds have different versions to it.
  • Malayalam script is reffered as "Rod Script" and it is derived from the Grantha script, which was developed from Indic script of Brahmi.

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