German and Cantonese Speaking countries

German

Cantonese

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1 Countries

1.1 Countries

Austria, Belgium, Germany, Italy, Liechtenstein, Luxembourg, Switzerland

Hong Kong, Macau

1.2 Total No. Of Countries

0 46

1.3 National Language

Germany

China, Guangdong

1.4 Second Language

North Dakota, United States of America

Not spoken in any of the countries

1.5 Speaking Continents

Europe

Asia

1.6 Minority Language

Czech Republic, Denmark, Former Soviet Union, France, Hungary, Italy, Namibia, Poland, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia

Hawaii

1.7 Regulated By

Council for German Orthography

Civil Service Bureau, Government of Hong Kong, Official Language Division

1.8 Interesting Facts

One of the large group of Indo-Germanic languages is German.
The second most popular Germanic language spoken today behind English is German language.

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.

1.9 Similar To

Dutch, Danish, Norwegian, Swedish and English Languages

Chinese Language

1.10 Derived From

Albanian Languages

Not Available

German vs Cantonese Countries

Comparing German vs Cantonese countries gives you idea about number of countries that speak German and Cantonese languages.

German Speaking Countries: Austria, Belgium, Germany, Italy, Liechtenstein, Luxembourg, Switzerland.
Cantonese Speaking Countries: Hong Kong, Macau.

So we find that, total number of countries where German is official language is 7 whereas total number of countries where Cantonese is official language is 2

Find if German and Cantonese are Most Spoken Languages. Comparison of German and Cantonese speaking countries will give you the presence of German and Cantonese languages in different countries. Along with German vs Cantonese countries, you can also compare German vs Cantonese.

German and Cantonese as Minority Language

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

German as minority language: Czech Republic, Denmark, Former Soviet Union, France, Hungary, Italy, Namibia, Poland, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia.
Cantonese as minority language: Hawaii.

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

German and Cantonese Regulators

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

German and Cantonese Continents

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

German Interesting Facts:

One of the large group of Indo-Germanic languages is German.
The second most popular Germanic language spoken today behind English is German language.

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 German language was derived from Albanian Languages and is similar to Dutch, Danish, Norwegian, Swedish and English Languages whereas German language is similar to Chinese Language and derived from Not Available.