Cantonese and Malaysian Speaking countries
Countries
Hong Kong, Macau
  
Brunei, Malaysia, Singapore
  
National Language
China, Guangdong
  
Malaysia
  
Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
  
Indonesia
  
Speaking Continents
Asia
  
Asia
  
Minority Language
Hawaii
  
Thailand
  
Regulated By
Civil Service Bureau, Government of Hong Kong, Official Language Division
  
Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka
  
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.
  
- One of the most politically powerful language historically is Malaysian Language.
- Malaysian earliest known inscriptions were found in South of Sumatra way back in 683-6 AD.
  
Similar To
Chinese Language
  
Indonesian Language
  
Derived From
Not Available
  
Tamil Language
  
Cantonese and Malaysian as Minority Language
In Cantonese and Malaysian speaking countries you will get the countries which have Cantonese and Malaysian 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.
- Malaysian as minority language: Thailand.
If you want to compare Cantonese and Malaysian dialects, then you can go to Cantonese vs Malaysian Dialects. Some of the official languages are also considered as minority languages.
Cantonese and Malaysian Regulators
Cantonese and Malaysian speaking countries provide you Cantonese and Malaysian regulators which are the official organizations that regulate them. Civil Service Bureau, Government of Hong Kong, Official Language Division regulates Cantonese language.Malaysian is regulated by Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka. Also get to learn, Cantonese and Malaysian Language History.
Cantonese and Malaysian Continents
Thinking about Cantonese and Malaysian continents in which Cantonese and Malaysian speaking countries are present. Check out more information on Cantonese and Malaysian. Most of the Cantonese speaking countries lie in Asia. While Malaysian 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 Malaysian 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.
Malaysian Interesting Facts:
- One of the most politically powerful language historically is Malaysian Language.
- Malaysian earliest known inscriptions were found in South of Sumatra way back in 683-6 AD.
The Cantonese language was derived from Not Available and is similar to Chinese Language whereas Cantonese language is similar to Indonesian Language and derived from Tamil Language.