Norwegian and Cantonese Speaking countries
Countries
Norway
  
Hong Kong, Macau
  
National Language
Norway
  
China, Guangdong
  
Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
  
Not spoken in any of the countries
  
Speaking Continents
Europe, South America
  
Asia
  
Minority Language
Nynorsk
  
Hawaii
  
Regulated By
Norwegian Language Council
  
Civil Service Bureau, Government of Hong Kong, Official Language Division
  
Interesting Facts
- Bergen is one of the Norwegian dialect which has only two genders: common and neuter.
- Since Norwegian language uses pitch accents, it has musical quality and are sometimes employed to distinguish the meanings of homonyms.
  
- 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
Swedish and Danish Languages
  
Chinese Language
  
Derived From
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Norwegian and Cantonese as Minority Language
In Norwegian and Cantonese speaking countries you will get the countries which have Norwegian and Cantonese as minority language. The language which is spoken by minority of population in the country is called as minority language.
- Norwegian as minority language: Nynorsk.
- Cantonese as minority language: Hawaii.
If you want to compare Norwegian and Cantonese dialects, then you can go to Norwegian vs Cantonese Dialects. Some of the official languages are also considered as minority languages.
Norwegian and Cantonese Regulators
Norwegian and Cantonese speaking countries provide you Norwegian and Cantonese regulators which are the official organizations that regulate them. Norwegian Language Council regulates Norwegian language.Cantonese is regulated by Civil Service Bureau, Government of Hong Kong, Official Language Division. Also get to learn, Norwegian and Cantonese Language History.
Norwegian and Cantonese Continents
Thinking about Norwegian and Cantonese continents in which Norwegian and Cantonese speaking countries are present. Check out more information on Norwegian and Cantonese. Most of the Norwegian speaking countries lie in Europe, South America. 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 Norwegian and Cantonese languages:
Norwegian Interesting Facts:
- Bergen is one of the Norwegian dialect which has only two genders: common and neuter.
- Since Norwegian language uses pitch accents, it has musical quality and are sometimes employed to distinguish the meanings of homonyms.
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 Norwegian language was derived from Not Available and is similar to Swedish and Danish Languages whereas Norwegian language is similar to Chinese Language and derived from Not Available.