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Kirundi and Yoruba Speaking countries


Yoruba and Kirundi Speaking Countries


Countries

Countries
Burma   
Benin, Nigeria   

Total No. Of Countries
1   
14
2   
13

National Language
Burundi, Gambia   
Nigeria   

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

Speaking Continents
Africa, Asia   
Africa   

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

Regulated By
Not Available   
Yoruba Academy   

Interesting Facts
  • Kirundi language is tonal, since it has high and low essential tones.
  • Kirundi Language is referred as a language where Meeussen's rule is active, this rule describes a certain pattern of tonal change in Bantu languages.
  
  • 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
Kinyarwanda Language   
Owo and Itsekiri languages   

Derived From
Not Available   
Not Available   

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Kirundi and Yoruba as Minority Language

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

  • Kirundi 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 Kirundi and Yoruba dialects, then you can go to Kirundi vs Yoruba Dialects. Some of the official languages are also considered as minority languages.

Kirundi and Yoruba Regulators

Kirundi and Yoruba speaking countries provide you Kirundi and Yoruba regulators which are the official organizations that regulate them. Kirundi is not regulated.Yoruba is regulated by Yoruba Academy. Also get to learn, Kirundi and Yoruba Language History.

Kirundi and Yoruba Continents

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

Kirundi Interesting Facts:

Yoruba Interesting Facts:

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

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