Cantonese and Tagalog Speaking countries
Countries
Hong Kong, Macau
  
Philippines
  
National Language
China, Guangdong
  
Philippines
  
Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
  
Filipinos
  
Speaking Continents
Asia
  
Asia, Australia
  
Minority Language
Hawaii
  
Australia, Canada, Guam, Hong Kong, New Zealand, Singapore, United Kingdom
  
Regulated By
Civil Service Bureau, Government of Hong Kong, Official Language Division
  
Komisyon sa Wikang Filipino, National Languages Committee
  
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 1593, "Doctrina Christiana" was first book written in two versions of Tagalog.
- The name "Tagalog" means "native to" and "river". "Tagalog"is derived from taga ilog, which means "inhabitants of the river".
  
Similar To
Chinese Language
  
Filipino, Cebuano and Spanish Languages
  
Derived From
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Cantonese and Tagalog as Minority Language
In Cantonese and Tagalog speaking countries you will get the countries which have Cantonese and Tagalog 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.
- Tagalog as minority language: Australia, Canada, Guam, Hong Kong, New Zealand, Singapore, United Kingdom.
If you want to compare Cantonese and Tagalog dialects, then you can go to Cantonese vs Tagalog Dialects. Some of the official languages are also considered as minority languages.
Cantonese and Tagalog Regulators
Cantonese and Tagalog speaking countries provide you Cantonese and Tagalog regulators which are the official organizations that regulate them. Civil Service Bureau, Government of Hong Kong, Official Language Division regulates Cantonese language.Tagalog is regulated by Komisyon sa Wikang Filipino, National Languages Committee. Also get to learn, Cantonese and Tagalog Language History.
Cantonese and Tagalog Continents
Thinking about Cantonese and Tagalog continents in which Cantonese and Tagalog speaking countries are present. Check out more information on Cantonese and Tagalog. Most of the Cantonese speaking countries lie in Asia. While Tagalog speaking countries lie in Asia, Australia. 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 Tagalog 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.
Tagalog Interesting Facts:
- In 1593, "Doctrina Christiana" was first book written in two versions of Tagalog.
- The name "Tagalog" means "native to" and "river". "Tagalog"is derived from taga ilog, which means "inhabitants of the river".
The Cantonese language was derived from Not Available and is similar to Chinese Language whereas Cantonese language is similar to Filipino, Cebuano and Spanish Languages and derived from Not Available.