Norwegian and Chinese Speaking countries
Countries
Norway
China, Hong Kong, Macau, Singapore, Taiwan
National Language
Norway
China, Taiwan
Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
Republic of Brazil
Speaking Continents
Europe, South America
Asia
Minority Language
Nynorsk
Indonesia, Malaysia
Regulated By
Norwegian Language Council
Chinese Language Standardization Council, National Commission on Language and Script Work, Promote Mandarin Council
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.
- Chinese language is tonal, since meaning of a word changes according to its tone.
- In Chinese language, there is no grammatical distinction between singular or plural, no declination of verbs according to tense, mood and aspect.
Similar To
Swedish and Danish Languages
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Derived From
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Norwegian and Chinese as Minority Language
In Norwegian and Chinese speaking countries you will get the countries which have Norwegian and Chinese 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.
- Chinese as minority language: Indonesia, Malaysia.
If you want to compare Norwegian and Chinese dialects, then you can go to Norwegian vs Chinese Dialects. Some of the official languages are also considered as minority languages.
Norwegian and Chinese Regulators
Norwegian and Chinese speaking countries provide you Norwegian and Chinese regulators which are the official organizations that regulate them. Norwegian Language Council regulates Norwegian language.Chinese is regulated by Chinese Language Standardization Council, National Commission on Language and Script Work, Promote Mandarin Council. Also get to learn, Norwegian and Chinese Language History.
Norwegian and Chinese Continents
Thinking about Norwegian and Chinese continents in which Norwegian and Chinese speaking countries are present. Check out more information on Norwegian and Chinese. Most of the Norwegian speaking countries lie in Europe, South America. While Chinese 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 Chinese 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.
Chinese Interesting Facts:
- Chinese language is tonal, since meaning of a word changes according to its tone.
- In Chinese language, there is no grammatical distinction between singular or plural, no declination of verbs according to tense, mood and aspect.
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