How many people speak Chinese and Cantonese?

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Cantonese

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1 How Many People Speak

1.1 How Many People Speak?

1,051.00 million60.00 million

0.13 1200

1.2 Speaking Population

16.00 %16.00 %

0.11 89

1.3 Native Speakers

873.00 million52.00 million

0.13 873

1.3.1 Second Language Speakers

178.00 millionNA

0.01 400

1.3.2 Native Name

中文 (zhōngwén)

Kwang Tung Wa

1.3.3 Alternative Names

Not Available

Guangfu, Metropolitan Cantonese

1.3.4 French Name

chinois

Not Available

1.3.5 German Name

Chinesisch

Not Available

1.4 Pronunciation

Not Available

1.5 Ethnicity

Han

Not Available

Chinese vs Cantonese Speaking Population

Under how many people speak Chinese and Cantonese, you will get to compare Chinese vs Cantonese speaking population. How many people speak Chinese and Cantonese gives you the number of people speaking Chinese and Cantonese in terms of percentage and millions. Worldwide, the number of people speaking Chinese language is 1,051.00 million and number of people speaking Cantonese language is 60.00 million. Find the list of widely spoken languages on Most Spoken Languages. Percentage wise, speaking population of Chinese is 16.00 % and speaking population of Cantonese is 16.00 %. For more detailed difference check out Chinese vs Cantonese.

Chinese native speakers vs Cantonese native speakers

How many people speak Chinese and Cantonese languages tells about Chinese native speakers vs Cantonese native speakers. The native language is also known as first language. Total 873.00 million people speak Chinese as native language while 52.00 million people speak Cantonese as native language. You can also go to Chinese vs Cantonese Dialects and find the total number of dialects in Chinese and Cantonese language. In some regions, Chinese and Cantonese languages are used as second language. There are 178.00 million speakers who use Chinese as second language and no estimate of people speaking Cantonese as second language.

Native Names of Chinese and Cantonese

Native names are used in the Chinese and Cantonese Speaking Countries. Both Chinese and Cantonese languages have their own native names.Under how many people speak Chinese and Cantonese you will get to know the native names of Chinese and Cantonese languages. The native name of Chinese is 中文 (zhōngwén) and native name of Cantonese is Kwang Tung Wa. The alternative names of Chinese and Cantonese languages are as follows:

Chinese alternative names are: Not Available
Cantonese alternative names are: Guangfu, Metropolitan Cantonese

The French name of Chinese is chinois whereas German name of Chinese is Chinesisch. The German name of Cantonese is Not Available whereas French name of Cantonese is chinois.