Maori and Cantonese as Minority Language
In Maori and Cantonese speaking countries you will get the countries which have Maori and Cantonese as minority language. The language which is spoken by minority of population in the country is called as minority language.
- Maori as minority language: Not spoken in any of the countries.
- Cantonese as minority language: Hawaii.
If you want to compare Maori and Cantonese dialects, then you can go to Maori vs Cantonese Dialects. Some of the official languages are also considered as minority languages.
Maori and Cantonese Regulators
Maori and Cantonese speaking countries provide you Maori and Cantonese regulators which are the official organizations that regulate them. Māori Language Commission regulates Maori language.Cantonese is regulated by Civil Service Bureau, Government of Hong Kong, Official Language Division. Also get to learn, Maori and Cantonese Language History.
Maori and Cantonese Continents
Thinking about Maori and Cantonese continents in which Maori and Cantonese speaking countries are present. Check out more information on Maori and Cantonese. Most of the Maori speaking countries lie in Australia, Oceania. 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 Maori and Cantonese languages:
Maori Interesting Facts:
- "E korao no New Zealand" was the first printed Maori book in 1815.
- The first newspaper in the Maori language was published in year 1842.
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 Maori language was derived from Not Available and is similar to Tahitian Language whereas Maori language is similar to Chinese Language and derived from Not Available.