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Cantonese and Persian Speaking countries

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1 Countries
1.1 Countries
Hong Kong, Macau
Afganistan, Iran, Tajikistan
1.2 Total No. Of Countries
23
Bhojpuri Speaking Countries
0 46
1.3 National Language
China, Guangdong
Afganistan, Azerbaijan, Iran, Iraq, Russia, Tajikistan, Uzbekistan
1.4 Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Nepal, Pakistan, Sri Lanka
1.5 Speaking Continents
Asia
Asia
1.6 Minority Language
Hawaii
Bahrain, Iran, Iraq, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates
1.7 Regulated By
Civil Service Bureau, Government of Hong Kong, Official Language Division
Academy of Persian Language and Literature (فرهنگستان زبان و اد, Academy of Sciences of Afghanistan
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.
  • In Iran, Parsi language is known as Farsi, while in Afghanistan Persian language is known as Dari.
  • Persian language has borrowed many loanwords from the Arabic language.
1.9 Similar To
Chinese Language
Pashto and Balochi Languages
1.10 Derived From
Not Available
Arabic Language

Cantonese vs Persian Countries

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

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

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

Cantonese and Persian as Minority Language

In Cantonese and Persian speaking countries you will get the countries which have Cantonese and Persian 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.
  • Persian as minority language: Bahrain, Iran, Iraq, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates.

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

Cantonese and Persian Regulators

Cantonese and Persian speaking countries provide you Cantonese and Persian regulators which are the official organizations that regulate them. Civil Service Bureau, Government of Hong Kong, Official Language Division regulates Cantonese language.Persian is regulated by Academy of Persian Language and Literature (فرهنگستان زبان و اد, Academy of Sciences of Afghanistan. Also get to learn, Cantonese and Persian Language History.

Cantonese and Persian Continents

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

Persian Interesting Facts:

  • In Iran, Parsi language is known as Farsi, while in Afghanistan Persian language is known as Dari.
  • Persian language has borrowed many loanwords from the Arabic language.

The Cantonese language was derived from Not Available and is similar to Chinese Language whereas Cantonese language is similar to Pashto and Balochi Languages and derived from Arabic Language.