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Ilocano and Yoruba Speaking countries


Yoruba and Ilocano Speaking Countries


Countries

Countries
Philippines   
Benin, Nigeria   

Total No. Of Countries
1   
14
2   
13

National Language
Philippines   
Nigeria   

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

Speaking Continents
Asia   
Africa   

Minority Language
Not spoken in any of the countries   
Africa, Brazil, Togo, United Kingdom, United States of America   

Regulated By
Commission on the Filipino Language   
Yoruba Academy   

Interesting Facts
  • Ilocano was originally written with Baybayin syllabary, then gradually it was replaced by Latin alphabet.
  • Northwest Luzon is the original Ilocano homeland.
  
  • 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
Tagalog, Indonesian and Malaysian Languages   
Owo and Itsekiri languages   

Derived From
Not Available   
Not Available   

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Ilocano and Yoruba as Minority Language

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

  • Ilocano as minority language: Not spoken in any of the countries.
  • Yoruba as minority language: Africa, Brazil, Togo, United Kingdom, United States of America.

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

Ilocano and Yoruba Regulators

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

Ilocano and Yoruba Continents

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

Ilocano Interesting Facts:

Yoruba Interesting Facts:

The Ilocano language was derived from Not Available and is similar to Tagalog, Indonesian and Malaysian Languages whereas Ilocano language is similar to Owo and Itsekiri languages and derived from Not Available.

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