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Konkani and Cantonese Speaking countries

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1 Countries
1.1 Countries
India
Hong Kong, Macau
1.2 Total No. Of Countries
12
Bhojpuri Speaking Countries
0 46
1.3 National Language
India
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
Not spoken in any of the countries
Hawaii
1.7 Regulated By
Govenment of Goa
Civil Service Bureau, Government of Hong Kong, Official Language Division
1.8 Interesting Facts
  • Fr. Thomas Stevan wrote the first book in Konkani in 1651.
  • Sahitya Academy recognized konkani as a language in year 1976.
  • 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
Marathi
Chinese Language
1.10 Derived From
Sanskrit Language
Not Available

Konkani vs Cantonese Countries

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

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

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

Konkani and Cantonese as Minority Language

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

  • Konkani as minority language: Not spoken in any of the countries.
  • Cantonese as minority language: Hawaii.

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

Konkani and Cantonese Regulators

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

Konkani and Cantonese Continents

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

Konkani Interesting Facts:

  • Fr. Thomas Stevan wrote the first book in Konkani in 1651.
  • Sahitya Academy recognized konkani as a language in year 1976.

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 Konkani language was derived from Sanskrit Language and is similar to Marathi whereas Konkani language is similar to Chinese Language and derived from Not Available.