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Burmese and Yoruba Speaking countries


Yoruba and Burmese Speaking Countries


Countries

Countries
Myanmar   
Benin, Nigeria   

Total No. Of Countries
1   
14
2   
13

National Language
Myanmar   
Nigeria   

Second Language
Bangladesh, Burma   
Not spoken in any of the countries   

Speaking Continents
Asia   
Africa   

Minority Language
Mon   
Africa, Brazil, Togo, United Kingdom, United States of America   

Regulated By
Myanmar Language Commission   
Yoruba Academy   

Interesting Facts
  • The naming of people in Burmese is strange. There is no last name, often name is rhymed such as Ming Ming, Mo Mo or Jo Jo.
  • It appears as odd language to many people because it has peculiar pitch register, tonal form as language.
  
  • One of the largest African ethnic groups is Yoruba in south of Sahara Desert.
  • In Yoruba language, same combination of vowels and consonants have different meanings depending on the pitch of the vowels, so it is tonal language.
  

Similar To
Thai Language   
Owo and Itsekiri languages   

Derived From
Pali Language   
Not Available   

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Burmese and Yoruba as Minority Language

In Burmese and Yoruba speaking countries you will get the countries which have Burmese and Yoruba as minority language. The language which is spoken by minority of population in the country is called as minority language.

  • Burmese as minority language: Mon.
  • Yoruba as minority language: Africa, Brazil, Togo, United Kingdom, United States of America.

If you want to compare Burmese and Yoruba dialects, then you can go to Burmese vs Yoruba Dialects. Some of the official languages are also considered as minority languages.

Burmese and Yoruba Regulators

Burmese and Yoruba speaking countries provide you Burmese and Yoruba regulators which are the official organizations that regulate them. Myanmar Language Commission regulates Burmese language.Yoruba is regulated by Yoruba Academy. Also get to learn, Burmese and Yoruba Language History.

Burmese and Yoruba Continents

Thinking about Burmese and Yoruba continents in which Burmese and Yoruba speaking countries are present. Check out more information on Burmese and Yoruba. Most of the Burmese speaking countries lie in Asia. While Yoruba speaking countries lie in Africa. Continentwise, most of the languages belong to Asian Languages and African Languages. It's always fun to know about interesting facts of any language, so lets discuss about unknown facts of Burmese and Yoruba languages:

Burmese Interesting Facts:

Yoruba Interesting Facts:

The Burmese language was derived from Pali Language and is similar to Thai Language whereas Burmese language is similar to Owo and Itsekiri languages and derived from Not Available.

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