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Dutch and Yoruba Speaking countries


Yoruba and Dutch Speaking Countries


Countries

Countries
Aruba, Belgium, Curacao, Netherlands, Sint Maarten, Suriname   
Benin, Nigeria   

Total No. Of Countries
6   
9
2   
13

National Language
Aruba, Belgium, Curacao, Netherlands, Sint Maarten, Suriname   
Nigeria   

Second Language
South Africa   
Not spoken in any of the countries   

Speaking Continents
Asia, Europe, North America, South America   
Africa   

Minority Language
France, Germany, Indonesia   
Africa, Brazil, Togo, United Kingdom, United States of America   

Regulated By
Nederlandse Taalunie (Dutch Language Union)   
Yoruba Academy   

Interesting Facts
  • Dutch language consist of extremely long words. The longest dutch word in the dictionary is 53 letters long.
  • There exists 75% borrowed words in Dutch language, and a lot of those are French, English and Hebrew.
  
  • 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
German and English Languages   
Owo and Itsekiri languages   

Derived From
Not Available   
Not Available   

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Dutch and Yoruba as Minority Language

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

  • Dutch as minority language: France, Germany, Indonesia.
  • Yoruba as minority language: Africa, Brazil, Togo, United Kingdom, United States of America.

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

Dutch and Yoruba Regulators

Dutch and Yoruba speaking countries provide you Dutch and Yoruba regulators which are the official organizations that regulate them. Nederlandse Taalunie (Dutch Language Union) regulates Dutch language.Yoruba is regulated by Yoruba Academy. Also get to learn, Dutch and Yoruba Language History.

Dutch and Yoruba Continents

Thinking about Dutch and Yoruba continents in which Dutch and Yoruba speaking countries are present. Check out more information on Dutch and Yoruba. Most of the Dutch speaking countries lie in Asia, Europe, North America, South America. 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 Dutch and Yoruba languages:

Dutch Interesting Facts:

Yoruba Interesting Facts:

The Dutch language was derived from Not Available and is similar to German and English Languages whereas Dutch language is similar to Owo and Itsekiri languages and derived from Not Available.

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