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Cantonese and Thai Speaking countries


Thai and Cantonese Speaking Countries


Countries

Countries
Hong Kong, Macau   
Thailand   

Total No. Of Countries
2   
13
1   
14

National Language
China, Guangdong   
Thailand   

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

Speaking Continents
Asia   
Asia   

Minority Language
Hawaii   
Burma, Cambodia, Laos   

Regulated By
Civil Service Bureau, Government of Hong Kong, Official Language Division   
Royal Society of Thailand (ราชบัณฑิตยสภา)   

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.
  
  • Thai is tonal language and also it is very repetitive and exaggerative language.
  • You should learn thai language with native speakers and not with books or recorders, since speaking and writing in thai are not the same.
  

Similar To
Chinese Language   
Lao Language   

Derived From
Not Available   
Khmer Language   

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Cantonese and Thai as Minority Language

In Cantonese and Thai speaking countries you will get the countries which have Cantonese and Thai 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.
  • Thai as minority language: Burma, Cambodia, Laos.

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

Cantonese and Thai Regulators

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

Cantonese and Thai Continents

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

Cantonese Interesting Facts:

Thai Interesting Facts:

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

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