Indonesian and Cantonese Speaking countries
Countries
Indonesia
Hong Kong, Macau
National Language
Indonesia
China, Guangdong
Second Language
East Timor, Indonesia
Not spoken in any of the countries
Speaking Continents
Asia
Asia
Minority Language
Denmark, East Timor, Netherlands
Hawaii
Regulated By
Badan Pengembangan dan Pembinaan Bahasa
Civil Service Bureau, Government of Hong Kong, Official Language Division
Interesting Facts
- The modern Indonesian language uses many loan words from Persian, Chinese and Arabic.
- In Indonesian language, spelling is phonetically precise, so that words are spelled as they sound.
- 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
Malay language
Chinese Language
Derived From
Malay and Dutch Languages
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Indonesian and Cantonese as Minority Language
In Indonesian and Cantonese speaking countries you will get the countries which have Indonesian and Cantonese as minority language. The language which is spoken by minority of population in the country is called as minority language.
- Indonesian as minority language: Denmark, East Timor, Netherlands.
- Cantonese as minority language: Hawaii.
If you want to compare Indonesian and Cantonese dialects, then you can go to Indonesian vs Cantonese Dialects. Some of the official languages are also considered as minority languages.
Indonesian and Cantonese Regulators
Indonesian and Cantonese speaking countries provide you Indonesian and Cantonese regulators which are the official organizations that regulate them. Badan Pengembangan dan Pembinaan Bahasa regulates Indonesian language.Cantonese is regulated by Civil Service Bureau, Government of Hong Kong, Official Language Division. Also get to learn, Indonesian and Cantonese Language History.
Indonesian and Cantonese Continents
Thinking about Indonesian and Cantonese continents in which Indonesian and Cantonese speaking countries are present. Check out more information on Indonesian and Cantonese. Most of the Indonesian speaking countries lie in Asia. 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 Indonesian and Cantonese languages:
Indonesian Interesting Facts:
- The modern Indonesian language uses many loan words from Persian, Chinese and Arabic.
- In Indonesian language, spelling is phonetically precise, so that words are spelled as they sound.
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 Indonesian language was derived from Malay and Dutch Languages and is similar to Malay language whereas Indonesian language is similar to Chinese Language and derived from Not Available.