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Cantonese and Yoruba Speaking countries


Yoruba and Cantonese Speaking Countries


Countries

Countries
Hong Kong, Macau   
Benin, Nigeria   

Total No. Of Countries
2   
13
2   
13

National Language
China, Guangdong   
Nigeria   

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

Speaking Continents
Asia   
Africa   

Minority Language
Hawaii   
Africa, Brazil, Togo, United Kingdom, United States of America   

Regulated By
Civil Service Bureau, Government of Hong Kong, Official Language Division   
Yoruba Academy   

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.
  
  • One of the largest African ethnic groups is Yoruba in south of Sahara Desert.
  • In Yoruba language, same combination of vowels and consonants have different meanings depending on the pitch of the vowels, so it is tonal language.
  

Similar To
Chinese Language   
Owo and Itsekiri languages   

Derived From
Not Available   
Not Available   

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Cantonese and Yoruba as Minority Language

In Cantonese and Yoruba speaking countries you will get the countries which have Cantonese and Yoruba 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.
  • Yoruba as minority language: Africa, Brazil, Togo, United Kingdom, United States of America.

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

Cantonese and Yoruba Regulators

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

Cantonese and Yoruba Continents

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

Cantonese Interesting Facts:

Yoruba Interesting Facts:

The Cantonese language was derived from Not Available and is similar to Chinese Language whereas Cantonese language is similar to Owo and Itsekiri languages and derived from Not Available.

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