Latvian and Cantonese Speaking countries
Countries
European Union, Latvia
Hong Kong, Macau
National Language
Latvia
China, Guangdong
Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
Not spoken in any of the countries
Speaking Continents
Europe
Asia
Minority Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
Hawaii
Regulated By
Latvian State Language Center
Civil Service Bureau, Government of Hong Kong, Official Language Division
Interesting Facts
- The first written form of Latvian dates from 16th century was found in religious texts.
- The old latvian language was based on the a Gothic script.
- 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
Lithuanian Language
Chinese Language
Derived From
Not Available
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Latvian and Cantonese as Minority Language
In Latvian and Cantonese speaking countries you will get the countries which have Latvian and Cantonese as minority language. The language which is spoken by minority of population in the country is called as minority language.
- Latvian as minority language: Not spoken in any of the countries.
- Cantonese as minority language: Hawaii.
If you want to compare Latvian and Cantonese dialects, then you can go to Latvian vs Cantonese Dialects. Some of the official languages are also considered as minority languages.
Latvian and Cantonese Regulators
Latvian and Cantonese speaking countries provide you Latvian and Cantonese regulators which are the official organizations that regulate them. Latvian State Language Center regulates Latvian language.Cantonese is regulated by Civil Service Bureau, Government of Hong Kong, Official Language Division. Also get to learn, Latvian and Cantonese Language History.
Latvian and Cantonese Continents
Thinking about Latvian and Cantonese continents in which Latvian and Cantonese speaking countries are present. Check out more information on Latvian and Cantonese. Most of the Latvian 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 Latvian and Cantonese languages:
Latvian Interesting Facts:
- The first written form of Latvian dates from 16th century was found in religious texts.
- The old latvian language was based on the a Gothic script.
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 Latvian language was derived from Not Available and is similar to Lithuanian Language whereas Latvian language is similar to Chinese Language and derived from Not Available.