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CANTONESE [2 records]

Record 1 2014-02-20

English

Subject field(s)
  • Psycho-, Socio- and Ethnolinguistics
OBS

A language of China.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Psycho-, socio- et ethnolinguistique
CONT

Le cantonais (ou yu) est parlé par environ 66 millions de locuteurs dans la province du Guangdong [Canton], dans la Région autonome du Guangxi [Kwang-si], ainsi qu'à Hong-Kong et à Macao.

Spanish

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Record 2 2004-05-27

English

Subject field(s)
  • Inhabitant Names and Names of Peoples
OBS

A native or resident of Canton in China.

OBS

Plural: Cantonese.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Noms d’habitants et noms de peuples
OBS

Habitant ou personne originaire de Canton en Chine.

OBS

Pluriel : les Cantonais, les Cantonaises.

Spanish

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