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Cantonese and Maori Speaking countries


Maori and Cantonese Speaking Countries


Countries

Countries
Hong Kong, Macau   
New Zealand   

Total No. Of Countries
2   
13
1   
14

National Language
China, Guangdong   
New Zealand   

Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries   
Not spoken in any of the countries   

Speaking Continents
Asia   
Australia, Oceania   

Minority Language
Hawaii   
Not spoken in any of the countries   

Regulated By
Civil Service Bureau, Government of Hong Kong, Official Language Division   
Māori Language Commission   

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.
  
  • "E korao no New Zealand" was the first printed Maori book in 1815.
  • The first newspaper in the Maori language was published in year 1842.
  

Similar To
Chinese Language   
Tahitian Language   

Derived From
Not Available   
Not Available   

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Cantonese and Maori as Minority Language

In Cantonese and Maori speaking countries you will get the countries which have Cantonese and Maori 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.
  • Maori as minority language: Not spoken in any of the countries.

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

Cantonese and Maori Regulators

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

Cantonese and Maori Continents

Thinking about Cantonese and Maori continents in which Cantonese and Maori speaking countries are present. Check out more information on Cantonese and Maori. Most of the Cantonese speaking countries lie in Asia. While Maori speaking countries lie in Australia, Oceania. 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 Maori languages:

Cantonese Interesting Facts:

Maori Interesting Facts:

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

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