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Javanese and Cantonese Speaking countries

1 Countries
1.1 Countries
Indonesia
Hong Kong, Macau
1.2 Total No. Of Countries
12
Bhojpuri Speaking Countries
0 46
1.3 National Language
Indonesia
China, Guangdong
1.4 Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
Not spoken in any of the countries
1.5 Speaking Continents
Asia
Asia
1.6 Minority Language
Malaysia, Netherlands, Singapore, Suriname
Hawaii
1.7 Regulated By
Not Available
Civil Service Bureau, Government of Hong Kong, Official Language Division
1.8 Interesting Facts
  • The Javanese group is the largest ethnic group in Indonesian.
  • The earliest writing in Javanese dates from the 4th Century AD, at that time Javanese was written with the Pallava alphabet.
  • 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
Madurese, Sundanese and Balinese Languages
Chinese Language
1.10 Derived From
Not Available
Not Available

Javanese vs Cantonese Countries

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

So we find that, total number of countries where Javanese is official language is 1 whereas total number of countries where Cantonese is official language is 2

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

Javanese and Cantonese as Minority Language

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

  • Javanese as minority language: Malaysia, Netherlands, Singapore, Suriname.
  • Cantonese as minority language: Hawaii.

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

Javanese and Cantonese Regulators

Javanese and Cantonese speaking countries provide you Javanese and Cantonese regulators which are the official organizations that regulate them. Javanese is not regulated.Cantonese is regulated by Civil Service Bureau, Government of Hong Kong, Official Language Division. Also get to learn, Javanese and Cantonese Language History.

Javanese and Cantonese Continents

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

Javanese Interesting Facts:

  • The Javanese group is the largest ethnic group in Indonesian.
  • The earliest writing in Javanese dates from the 4th Century AD, at that time Javanese was written with the Pallava alphabet.

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 Javanese language was derived from Not Available and is similar to Madurese, Sundanese and Balinese Languages whereas Javanese language is similar to Chinese Language and derived from Not Available.