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Cantonese and Norwegian Speaking countries

1 Countries
1.1 Countries
Hong Kong, Macau
Norway
1.2 Total No. Of Countries
21
Bhojpuri Speaking Countries
0 46
1.3 National Language
China, Guangdong
Norway
1.4 Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
Not spoken in any of the countries
1.5 Speaking Continents
Asia
Europe, South America
1.6 Minority Language
Hawaii
Nynorsk
1.7 Regulated By
Civil Service Bureau, Government of Hong Kong, Official Language Division
Norwegian Language Council
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.
  • Bergen is one of the Norwegian dialect which has only two genders: common and neuter.
  • Since Norwegian language uses pitch accents, it has musical quality and are sometimes employed to distinguish the meanings of homonyms.
1.9 Similar To
Chinese Language
Swedish and Danish Languages
1.10 Derived From
Not Available
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Cantonese vs Norwegian Countries

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

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

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

Cantonese and Norwegian as Minority Language

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

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

Cantonese and Norwegian Regulators

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

Cantonese and Norwegian Continents

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

Norwegian Interesting Facts:

  • Bergen is one of the Norwegian dialect which has only two genders: common and neuter.
  • Since Norwegian language uses pitch accents, it has musical quality and are sometimes employed to distinguish the meanings of homonyms.

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