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Oriya and Yoruba Speaking countries


Yoruba and Oriya Speaking Countries


Countries

Countries
India   
Benin, Nigeria   

Total No. Of Countries
1   
14
2   
13

National Language
India   
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
Not Available   
Yoruba Academy   

Interesting Facts
  • The earliest literature in Oriya was traced in 7th to 9th centuries.
  • Since Odia is having a long literary history and has not borrowed largely from other languages, it is the 6th classical language in India.
  
  • 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
Bengali and Assamese   
Owo and Itsekiri languages   

Derived From
Sanskrit Language   
Not Available   

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Oriya and Yoruba as Minority Language

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

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

Oriya and Yoruba Regulators

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

Oriya and Yoruba Continents

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

Oriya Interesting Facts:

Yoruba Interesting Facts:

The Oriya language was derived from Sanskrit Language and is similar to Bengali and Assamese whereas Oriya language is similar to Owo and Itsekiri languages and derived from Not Available.

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