Cantonese
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| Dialects | Guangzhou |
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| Native to | China |
| Hong Kong | |
| Macau | |
| ISO 639-3 | Yue dialects |
| Language family | Sino-Tibetan languages |
| Writing systems | Written Cantonese |
| Cantonese Braille | |
| Written Chinese | |
| Regulated by | Civil Service Bureau |
| Government of Hong Kong | |
| Government of Macau | |
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| ID | 1052893 |
About Cantonese
Cantonese is a variety of Chinese originating from the city of Guangzhou and its surrounding area in Southeastern China. It is the traditional prestige variety of the Yue Chinese dialect group, which has about 68 million native speakers.
