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Maithili and Yoruba Speaking countries


Yoruba and Maithili Speaking Countries


Countries

Countries
India, Nepal   
Benin, Nigeria   

Total No. Of Countries
2   
13
2   
13

National Language
India, Nepal   
Nigeria   

Second Language
Nepal   
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
Not Available   
Yoruba Academy   

Interesting Facts
  • Earlier, Maithili language was considered as the dialect of Hindi and Bengali, however in the year 2003 Maithili achieved an independent language status in India.
  • Maithili has rich literature.
  
  • 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
Bhojpuri Language   
Owo and Itsekiri languages   

Derived From
Not Available   
Not Available   

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Maithili and Yoruba as Minority Language

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

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

Maithili and Yoruba Regulators

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

Maithili and Yoruba Continents

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

Maithili Interesting Facts:

Yoruba Interesting Facts:

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

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