Countries
Barbados, Belize, Botswana, Cameroon, Canada, Dominica, Fiji, Ghana, India, Ireland, Jamaica, Kenya, Malta, Mauritius, Micronesia, Nigeria, Pakistan, Philippines, Rwanda, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Samoa, Sierra Leone, Singapore, Somaliland, South Africa, South Sudan, Sudan, Tanzania, Trinidad and Tobago, Uganda, United Kingdom, Zambia, Zimbabwe
Hong Kong, Macau
National Language
Anguilla, Antigua and Barbuda, Bahamas, Barbados, Belize, Bermuda, Cayman Islands, Gibraltar, Grenada, Guam, Guyana, Jersey, Montserrat, Nauru, Singapore, Trinidad and Tobago, United Kingdom, United States of America
China, Guangdong
Second Language
India, Nigeria, Pakistan, Singapore
Not spoken in any of the countries
Speaking Continents
Africa, Asia, Australia, Europe, North America, Oceania, South America
Asia
Minority Language
South Africa
Hawaii
Regulated By
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Civil Service Bureau, Government of Hong Kong, Official Language Division
Interesting Facts
- Most of the English words begin with the letter S than any other letter.
- English is third most commonly spoken language in the world.
- 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
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Chinese Language
Derived From
Latin
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English and Cantonese as Minority Language
In English and Cantonese speaking countries you will get the countries which have English and Cantonese as minority language. The language which is spoken by minority of population in the country is called as minority language.
- English as minority language: South Africa.
- Cantonese as minority language: Hawaii.
If you want to compare English and Cantonese dialects, then you can go to English vs Cantonese Dialects. Some of the official languages are also considered as minority languages.
English and Cantonese Regulators
English and Cantonese speaking countries provide you English and Cantonese regulators which are the official organizations that regulate them. English is not regulated.Cantonese is regulated by Civil Service Bureau, Government of Hong Kong, Official Language Division. Also get to learn, English and Cantonese Language History.
English and Cantonese Continents
Thinking about English and Cantonese continents in which English and Cantonese speaking countries are present. Check out more information on English and Cantonese. Most of the English speaking countries lie in Africa, Asia, Australia, Europe, North America, Oceania, South America. 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 English and Cantonese languages:
English Interesting Facts:
- Most of the English words begin with the letter S than any other letter.
- English is third most commonly spoken language in the world.
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.
The English language was derived from Latin and is similar to Not Available whereas English language is similar to Chinese Language and derived from Not Available.