French and Cantonese as Minority Language
In French and Cantonese speaking countries you will get the countries which have French and Cantonese as minority language. The language which is spoken by minority of population in the country is called as minority language.
- French as minority language: Brazil, Cambodia, United States of America, Vietnam.
- Cantonese as minority language: Hawaii.
If you want to compare French and Cantonese dialects, then you can go to French vs Cantonese Dialects. Some of the official languages are also considered as minority languages.
French and Cantonese Regulators
French and Cantonese speaking countries provide you French and Cantonese regulators which are the official organizations that regulate them. Académie française (French Academy), Office québécois de la langue française regulates French language.Cantonese is regulated by Civil Service Bureau, Government of Hong Kong, Official Language Division. Also get to learn, French and Cantonese Language History.
French and Cantonese Continents
Thinking about French and Cantonese continents in which French and Cantonese speaking countries are present. Check out more information on French and Cantonese. Most of the French speaking countries lie in Africa, Australia, Europe, North America, Oceania, Pacific, 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 French and Cantonese languages:
French Interesting Facts:
- French is the only language, with English, that is taught in every country of the world.
- French is the top language in Culinary Scene.
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 French language was derived from Latin and is similar to Italian Language whereas French language is similar to Chinese Language and derived from Not Available.