This is because Cantonese is seen as a colloquial language, and not one suited to formal or literary works. “People often regard Cantonese as a humorous or vulgar language,” said Zoe Lam Wai-man.

Alderete, John, Queenie Chan, Macarius Chan, Gloria Fan, and Olivia Nickel. 2017. Cantonese grammar synopsis. Manuscript, Simon Fraser University. Summary: 53 page ...

From Cantonese to Jawi, Iban, Minang, Wolof, Manx, Breton and Occitan – to name but a few – these newly added languages are spoken by a combined 614 million people worldwide,"opening up ...