Portuguese and Cantonese Speaking countries

Portuguese

Cantonese

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1 Countries

1.1 Countries

Angola, Brazil, Cape Verde, East Timor, Equatorial Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Macau, Mozambique, Portugal, São Tomé and Príncipe

Hong Kong, Macau

1.2 Total No. Of Countries

102

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1.3 National Language

Portugal

China, Guangdong

1.4 Second Language

United States of America

Not spoken in any of the countries

1.5 Speaking Continents

Africa, Asia, Australia, Europe, South America

Asia

1.6 Minority Language

Australia, Daman and Diu, France, Germany, Goa, Italy, Japan, United States of America

Hawaii

1.7 Regulated By

Academia Brasileira de Letras (Brazilian Literary Academy), Academia das Ciências de Lisboa, Classe de Letras

Civil Service Bureau, Government of Hong Kong, Official Language Division

1.8 Interesting Facts

Portuguese language has absorbed many words from French, Italian, Arabic and also from indigenous South American and African languages.
The first written document in Portuguese language was found in the 12th century.

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

Spanish and Galician Languages

Chinese Language

1.10 Derived From

Latin

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Portuguese vs Cantonese Countries

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

Portuguese Speaking Countries: Angola, Brazil, Cape Verde, East Timor, Equatorial Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Macau, Mozambique, Portugal, São Tomé and Príncipe.
Cantonese Speaking Countries: Hong Kong, Macau.

So we find that, total number of countries where Portuguese is official language is 10 whereas total number of countries where Cantonese is official language is 2

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

Portuguese and Cantonese as Minority Language

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

Portuguese as minority language: Australia, Daman and Diu, France, Germany, Goa, Italy, Japan, United States of America.
Cantonese as minority language: Hawaii.

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

Portuguese and Cantonese Regulators

Portuguese and Cantonese speaking countries provide you Portuguese and Cantonese regulators which are the official organizations that regulate them. Academia Brasileira de Letras (Brazilian Literary Academy), Academia das Ciências de Lisboa, Classe de Letras regulates Portuguese language.Cantonese is regulated by Civil Service Bureau, Government of Hong Kong, Official Language Division. Also get to learn, Portuguese and Cantonese Language History.

Portuguese and Cantonese Continents

Thinking about Portuguese and Cantonese continents in which Portuguese and Cantonese speaking countries are present. Check out more information on Portuguese and Cantonese. Most of the Portuguese speaking countries lie in Africa, Asia, Australia, 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 Portuguese and Cantonese languages:

Portuguese Interesting Facts:

Portuguese language has absorbed many words from French, Italian, Arabic and also from indigenous South American and African languages.
The first written document in Portuguese language was found in the 12th century.

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 Portuguese language was derived from Latin and is similar to Spanish and Galician Languages whereas Portuguese language is similar to Chinese Language and derived from Not Available.