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Yoruba and Cantonese Speaking countries

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1 Countries
1.1 Countries
Benin, Nigeria
Hong Kong, Macau
1.2 Total No. Of Countries
22
Bhojpuri Speaking Countries
0 46
1.3 National Language
Nigeria
China, Guangdong
1.4 Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
Not spoken in any of the countries
1.5 Speaking Continents
Africa
Asia
1.6 Minority Language
Africa, Brazil, Togo, United Kingdom, United States of America
Hawaii
1.7 Regulated By
Yoruba Academy
Civil Service Bureau, Government of Hong Kong, Official Language Division
1.8 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.
  • Cantonese have lot of slangs, many of them include words that do not make sense at all and some also have English in them.
  • Even though Cantonese and Mandarin are dialects of Chinese, Cantonese has 8 tones instead of Mandarin's 4.
1.9 Similar To
Owo and Itsekiri languages
Chinese Language
1.10 Derived From
Not Available
Not Available

Yoruba vs Cantonese Countries

Comparing Yoruba vs Cantonese countries gives you idea about number of countries that speak Yoruba and Cantonese languages.

So we find that, total number of countries where Yoruba is official language is 2 whereas total number of countries where Cantonese is official language is 2

Find if Yoruba and Cantonese are Most Spoken Languages. Comparison of Yoruba and Cantonese speaking countries will give you the presence of Yoruba and Cantonese languages in different countries. Along with Yoruba vs Cantonese countries, you can also compare Yoruba vs Cantonese.

Yoruba and Cantonese as Minority Language

In Yoruba and Cantonese speaking countries you will get the countries which have Yoruba and Cantonese 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.
  • Cantonese as minority language: Hawaii.

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

Yoruba and Cantonese Regulators

Yoruba and Cantonese speaking countries provide you Yoruba and Cantonese regulators which are the official organizations that regulate them. Yoruba Academy regulates Yoruba language.Cantonese is regulated by Civil Service Bureau, Government of Hong Kong, Official Language Division. Also get to learn, Yoruba and Cantonese Language History.

Yoruba and Cantonese Continents

Thinking about Yoruba and Cantonese continents in which Yoruba and Cantonese speaking countries are present. Check out more information on Yoruba and Cantonese. Most of the Yoruba speaking countries lie in Africa. While Cantonese speaking countries lie in 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 Cantonese 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.

Cantonese Interesting Facts:

  • Cantonese have lot of slangs, many of them include words that do not make sense at all and some also have English in them.
  • Even though Cantonese and Mandarin are dialects of Chinese, Cantonese has 8 tones instead of Mandarin's 4.

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