What is Cantonese?
Its a chinese language
Spoken where?
Mainly Canton (Guangzhou) and its vicnity in southeastern China
What part of Yue is it?
Its one of the major subdivsions of China
Cantonese is what part of Yue?
An unintelligible language called Taishanese
Is it a vital part of the culture?
Yes
About how many total speakers are there?
around 80 million speakers
Is it the official language anywhere?
Yes
Where?
Hong Kong and Macau
Where else is it widely spoken?
Predominantly southeast Asia such as Vietnam and Malaysia
How alike is it to Mandarin?
Somewhat alike, it shares some vocabulary with Mandarin