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Cantonese and Sinhalese Speaking countries

1 Countries
1.1 Countries
Hong Kong, Macau
Sri Lanka
1.2 Total No. Of Countries
21
Bhojpuri Speaking Countries
0 46
1.3 National Language
China, Guangdong
Sri Lanka
1.4 Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
Sri Lanka
1.5 Speaking Continents
Asia
Asia
1.6 Minority Language
Hawaii
Not spoken in any of the countries
1.7 Regulated By
Civil Service Bureau, Government of Hong Kong, Official Language Division
Hela Havula (හෙළ හවුල)
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 Sinhalese language, there are many loanwords from Dravidian languages mainly Tamil, Portuguese, Dutch and English.
  • Sinhalese language has it own script/ writing system.
1.9 Similar To
Chinese Language
Maldivian Language
1.10 Derived From
Not Available
Sanskrit Language

Cantonese vs Sinhalese Countries

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

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

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

Cantonese and Sinhalese as Minority Language

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

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

Cantonese and Sinhalese Regulators

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

Cantonese and Sinhalese Continents

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

Sinhalese Interesting Facts:

  • In Sinhalese language, there are many loanwords from Dravidian languages mainly Tamil, Portuguese, Dutch and English.
  • Sinhalese language has it own script/ writing system.

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