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Kannada and Yoruba Speaking countries


Yoruba and Kannada Speaking Countries


Countries

Countries
India, Karnataka, India   
Benin, Nigeria   

Total No. Of Countries
1   
14
2   
13

National Language
Karnataka, India   
Nigeria   

Second Language
Goa   
Not spoken in any of the countries   

Speaking Continents
Asia   
Africa   

Minority Language
Andra Pradesh, Goa, kerala, Maharashtra, Tamil Nadu, Telangana   
Africa, Brazil, Togo, United Kingdom, United States of America   

Regulated By
Various academies and the Government of Karnataka   
Yoruba Academy   

Interesting Facts
  • Kannada is the third oldest language after Sanskrit and Tamil of India
  • Kannada language is only Indian language which got maximum i.e. 8 GyanaPeetha Awards.
  
  • 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
Telugu   
Owo and Itsekiri languages   

Derived From
Sanskrit Language   
Not Available   

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Kannada and Yoruba as Minority Language

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

  • Kannada as minority language: Andra Pradesh, Goa, kerala, Maharashtra, Tamil Nadu, Telangana.
  • Yoruba as minority language: Africa, Brazil, Togo, United Kingdom, United States of America.

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

Kannada and Yoruba Regulators

Kannada and Yoruba speaking countries provide you Kannada and Yoruba regulators which are the official organizations that regulate them. Various academies and the Government of Karnataka regulates Kannada language.Yoruba is regulated by Yoruba Academy. Also get to learn, Kannada and Yoruba Language History.

Kannada and Yoruba Continents

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

Kannada Interesting Facts:

Yoruba Interesting Facts:

The Kannada language was derived from Sanskrit Language and is similar to Telugu whereas Kannada language is similar to Owo and Itsekiri languages and derived from Not Available.

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