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