German and Cantonese Speaking countries
Countries
Austria, Belgium, Germany, Italy, Liechtenstein, Luxembourg, Switzerland
Hong Kong, Macau
National Language
Germany
China, Guangdong
Second Language
North Dakota, United States of America
Not spoken in any of the countries
Speaking Continents
Europe
Asia
Minority Language
Czech Republic, Denmark, Former Soviet Union, France, Hungary, Italy, Namibia, Poland, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia
Hawaii
Regulated By
Council for German Orthography
Civil Service Bureau, Government of Hong Kong, Official Language Division
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.
Similar To
Dutch, Danish, Norwegian, Swedish and English Languages
Chinese Language
Derived From
Albanian Languages
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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.