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Cebuano and Cantonese Speaking countries


Cantonese and Cebuano Speaking Countries


Countries

Countries
Philippines   
Hong Kong, Macau   

Total No. Of Countries
1   
14
2   
13

National Language
Philippines   
China, Guangdong   

Second Language
Philippines   
Not spoken in any of the countries   

Speaking Continents
Asia   
Asia   

Minority Language
Not spoken in any of the countries   
Hawaii   

Regulated By
Visayan Academy of Arts and Letters   
Civil Service Bureau, Government of Hong Kong, Official Language Division   

Interesting Facts
  • About one-fifth of the population of the philippines speak cebuano and are second largest ethnolinguistic group in the country.
  • Cebuano contains many words of Spanish origin.
  
  • 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.
  

Similar To
Hiligaynon Language   
Chinese Language   

Derived From
Island of Cebu   
Not Available   

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Cebuano and Cantonese as Minority Language

In Cebuano and Cantonese speaking countries you will get the countries which have Cebuano and Cantonese as minority language. The language which is spoken by minority of population in the country is called as minority language.

  • Cebuano as minority language: Not spoken in any of the countries.
  • Cantonese as minority language: Hawaii.

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

Cebuano and Cantonese Regulators

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

Cebuano and Cantonese Continents

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

Cebuano Interesting Facts:

Cantonese Interesting Facts:

The Cebuano language was derived from Island of Cebu and is similar to Hiligaynon Language whereas Cebuano language is similar to Chinese Language and derived from Not Available.

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