Cantonese
variety of Yue Chinese spoken in Guangzhou, Hong Kong, and Macau
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Cantonese
Summary
Cantonese is a natural language[1]. Cantonese ranks in the top 3% of natural_language entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (12,256 views/month).[2]
Key Facts
- Cantonese is in the country of Brunei[3].
- Cantonese is in the country of People's Republic of China[4].
- Cantonese is in the country of Malaysia[5].
- Cantonese's instance of is recorded as natural language[6].
- Cantonese's instance of is recorded as modern language[7].
- Cantonese's instance of is recorded as varieties of Chinese[8].
- Cantonese is a type of Yuehai Yue[9].
- Cantonese's writing system is recorded as written Cantonese[10].
- Cantonese's writing system is recorded as Cantonese Braille[11].
- Cantonese's writing system is recorded as Chinese characters[12].
- Cantonese's Commons category is recorded as Cantonese language[13].
- Cantonese's Wikimedia language code is recorded as zh-yue[14].
- Cantonese's Wikimedia language code is recorded as yue[15].
- Cantonese's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Cantonese language[16].
- Cantonese's number of speakers, writers, or signers is recorded as {'amount': '+72893210'}[17].
- Cantonese's topic has template is recorded as Template:Yue Chinese[18].
- Cantonese's native label is recorded as 粵語[19].
- Cantonese's native label is recorded as 粵文[20].
- Cantonese's indigenous to is recorded as Guangxi[21].
- Cantonese's indigenous to is recorded as Guangdong[22].
- Cantonese's indigenous to is recorded as Hainan[23].
- Cantonese's indigenous to is recorded as Hunan[24].
- Cantonese's indigenous to is recorded as Hong Kong[25].
- Cantonese's indigenous to is recorded as Macau[26].
- Cantonese's dialect of is recorded as Yue Chinese[27].
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Definition and Type
Recorded instance of include natural language[6], modern language[7], and varieties of Chinese[8]. Cantonese is a type of Yuehai Yue[9].
Why It Matters
Cantonese ranks in the top 3% of natural_language entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (12,256 views/month).[2] Cantonese has Wikipedia articles in 27 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[28] Cantonese is known by 105 alternative names across languages and contexts.[29]
Cantonese has been cited as an influence by Singlish[30], a creole[31], in Singapore[32].
FAQs
Who did Cantonese influence?
Cantonese has been cited as an influence by Singlish[30].