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Cantonese and Swahili Speaking countries


Swahili and Cantonese Speaking Countries


Countries

Countries
Hong Kong, Macau   
African Union, Democratic Republic of the Congo, East African Community, Kenya   

Total No. Of Countries
2   
13
4   
11

National Language
China, Guangdong   
Burundi, Kenya, Madagascar, Malawi, Mozambique, South Sudan, Tanzania   

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

Speaking Continents
Asia   
Africa   

Minority Language
Hawaii   
Not spoken in any of the countries   

Regulated By
Civil Service Bureau, Government of Hong Kong, Official Language Division   
Chama cha Kiswahili cha Taifa (Kenya)   

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.
  
  • Swahili language has borrowed many words from Arabic language.
  • The oldest written scripts in swahili language were found in 18th century.
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Similar To
Chinese Language   
Burundi, Rwanda, Malawi Languages   

Derived From
Not Available   
Arabic Language   

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Cantonese and Swahili as Minority Language

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

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

Cantonese and Swahili Regulators

Cantonese and Swahili speaking countries provide you Cantonese and Swahili regulators which are the official organizations that regulate them. Civil Service Bureau, Government of Hong Kong, Official Language Division regulates Cantonese language.Swahili is regulated by Chama cha Kiswahili cha Taifa (Kenya). Also get to learn, Cantonese and Swahili Language History.

Cantonese and Swahili Continents

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

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