Swahili and Cantonese Speaking countries
Countries
African Union, Democratic Republic of the Congo, East African Community, Kenya
  
Hong Kong, Macau
  
National Language
Burundi, Kenya, Madagascar, Malawi, Mozambique, South Sudan, Tanzania
  
China, Guangdong
  
Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
  
Not spoken in any of the countries
  
Speaking Continents
Africa
  
Asia
  
Minority Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
  
Hawaii
  
Regulated By
Chama cha Kiswahili cha Taifa (Kenya)
  
Civil Service Bureau, Government of Hong Kong, Official Language Division
  
Interesting Facts
- Swahili language has borrowed many words from Arabic language.
- The oldest written scripts in swahili language were found in 18th 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.
  
Similar To
Burundi, Rwanda, Malawi Languages
  
Chinese Language
  
Derived From
Arabic Language
  
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Swahili and Cantonese as Minority Language
In Swahili and Cantonese speaking countries you will get the countries which have Swahili and Cantonese as minority language. The language which is spoken by minority of population in the country is called as minority language.
- Swahili as minority language: Not spoken in any of the countries.
- Cantonese as minority language: Hawaii.
If you want to compare Swahili and Cantonese dialects, then you can go to Swahili vs Cantonese Dialects. Some of the official languages are also considered as minority languages.
Swahili and Cantonese Regulators
Swahili and Cantonese speaking countries provide you Swahili and Cantonese regulators which are the official organizations that regulate them. Chama cha Kiswahili cha Taifa (Kenya) regulates Swahili language.Cantonese is regulated by Civil Service Bureau, Government of Hong Kong, Official Language Division. Also get to learn, Swahili and Cantonese Language History.
Swahili and Cantonese Continents
Thinking about Swahili and Cantonese continents in which Swahili and Cantonese speaking countries are present. Check out more information on Swahili and Cantonese. Most of the Swahili speaking countries lie in Africa. 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 Swahili and Cantonese languages:
Swahili Interesting Facts:
- Swahili language has borrowed many words from Arabic language.
- The oldest written scripts in swahili language were found in 18th 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 Swahili language was derived from Arabic Language and is similar to Burundi, Rwanda, Malawi Languages whereas Swahili language is similar to Chinese Language and derived from Not Available.