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Igbo and Yoruba Speaking countries


Yoruba and Igbo Speaking Countries


Countries

Countries
Nigeria   
Benin, Nigeria   

Total No. Of Countries
1   
14
2   
13

National Language
Nigeria   
Nigeria   

Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries   
Not spoken in any of the countries   

Speaking Continents
Africa   
Africa   

Minority Language
Equatorial Guinea   
Africa, Brazil, Togo, United Kingdom, United States of America   

Regulated By
Society for Promoting Igbo Language and Culture   
Yoruba Academy   

Interesting Facts
  • In Igbo, there is complicated system of high and low tones indicating differences in meaning and grammatical relationships.
  • Igbo has inexhaustible and rich linguistic features like idioms, proverbs, aphorisms, anecdotes etc.
  
  • 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
Not Available   
Owo and Itsekiri languages   

Derived From
Not Available   
Not Available   

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Igbo and Yoruba as Minority Language

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

  • Igbo as minority language: Equatorial Guinea.
  • Yoruba as minority language: Africa, Brazil, Togo, United Kingdom, United States of America.

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

Igbo and Yoruba Regulators

Igbo and Yoruba speaking countries provide you Igbo and Yoruba regulators which are the official organizations that regulate them. Society for Promoting Igbo Language and Culture regulates Igbo language.Yoruba is regulated by Yoruba Academy. Also get to learn, Igbo and Yoruba Language History.

Igbo and Yoruba Continents

Thinking about Igbo and Yoruba continents in which Igbo and Yoruba speaking countries are present. Check out more information on Igbo and Yoruba. Most of the Igbo speaking countries lie in Africa. 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 Igbo and Yoruba languages:

Igbo Interesting Facts:

Yoruba Interesting Facts:

The Igbo language was derived from Not Available and is similar to Not Available whereas Igbo language is similar to Owo and Itsekiri languages and derived from Not Available.

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