Cantonese Language
Linguistic Classification Cantonese is a variety of Yue Chinese, a branch of the Sino-Tibetan language family. โ
Number of Speakers Globally, there are approximately 85 million Cantonese speakers, with 84 million being native speakers. โ
Official Status Cantonese is an official language in Hong Kong and Macau, alongside English and Portuguese, respectively. โ
Geographic Distribution Predominantly spoken in Guangdong and Guangxi provinces in China, as well as in Hong Kong and Macau. โ