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Irish and Cantonese Speaking countries


Cantonese and Irish Speaking Countries


Countries

Countries
European Union, Ireland   
Hong Kong, Macau   

Total No. Of Countries
2   
13
2   
13

National Language
Ireland   
China, Guangdong   

Second Language
Ireland   
Not spoken in any of the countries   

Speaking Continents
Europe   
Asia   

Minority Language
United Kingdom   
Hawaii   

Regulated By
Foras na Gaeilge   
Civil Service Bureau, Government of Hong Kong, Official Language Division   

Interesting Facts
  • In Irish language, there are no exact words for "yes" or "no".
  • There are different set of numbers for counting humans and another set for counting non-humans in Irish 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
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Chinese Language   

Derived From
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Irish and Cantonese as Minority Language

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

  • Irish as minority language: United Kingdom.
  • Cantonese as minority language: Hawaii.

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

Irish and Cantonese Regulators

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

Irish and Cantonese Continents

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

Irish Interesting Facts:

Cantonese Interesting Facts:

The Irish language was derived from Not Available and is similar to Not Available whereas Irish language is similar to Chinese Language and derived from Not Available.

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