Countries
Benin, Nigeria
  
Algeria, Bahrain, Chad, Comoros, Djibouti, Egypt, Eritrea, Iraq, Israel, Jordan, Kuwait, Lebanon, Libya, Mauritania, Morocco, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Somalia, Sudan, Tunisia, United Arab Emirates, Yemen
  
National Language
Nigeria
  
Algeria, Bahrain, Comoros, Djibouti, Egypt, Jordan, Kuwait, Lebanon, Libya, Mauritania, Morocco, Oman, Palestine, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Somalia, Sudan, Syria, United Arab Emirates, Yemen
  
Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
  
Not spoken in any of the countries
  
Speaking Continents
Africa
  
Africa, Asia
  
Minority Language
Africa, Brazil, Togo, United Kingdom, United States of America
  
Not spoken in any of the countries
  
Regulated By
Yoruba Academy
  
Academy of the Arabic Language, Arabic Language International Council
  
Interesting Facts
- 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.
  
- Arabic is 5th common language in world.
- Classical Arabic is the language of Quran and also it is official language. Classical Arabic is the only way to learn Arabic language in academic way and it does not change.
  
Similar To
Owo and Itsekiri languages
  
Amharic and Hebrew
  
Derived From
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Yoruba and Arabic as Minority Language
In Yoruba and Arabic speaking countries you will get the countries which have Yoruba and Arabic as minority language. The language which is spoken by minority of population in the country is called as minority language.
- Yoruba as minority language: Africa, Brazil, Togo, United Kingdom, United States of America.
- Arabic as minority language: Not spoken in any of the countries.
If you want to compare Yoruba and Arabic dialects, then you can go to Yoruba vs Arabic Dialects. Some of the official languages are also considered as minority languages.
Yoruba and Arabic Regulators
Yoruba and Arabic speaking countries provide you Yoruba and Arabic regulators which are the official organizations that regulate them. Yoruba Academy regulates Yoruba language.Arabic is regulated by Academy of the Arabic Language, Arabic Language International Council. Also get to learn, Yoruba and Arabic Language History.
Yoruba and Arabic Continents
Thinking about Yoruba and Arabic continents in which Yoruba and Arabic speaking countries are present. Check out more information on Yoruba and Arabic. Most of the Yoruba speaking countries lie in Africa. While Arabic speaking countries lie in Africa, Asia. 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 Yoruba and Arabic languages:
Yoruba Interesting Facts:
- 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.
Arabic Interesting Facts:
- Arabic is 5th common language in world.
- Classical Arabic is the language of Quran and also it is official language. Classical Arabic is the only way to learn Arabic language in academic way and it does not change.
The Yoruba language was derived from Not Available and is similar to Owo and Itsekiri languages whereas Yoruba language is similar to Amharic and Hebrew and derived from Not Available.