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Yoruba and Igbo Speaking countries


Igbo and Yoruba Speaking Countries


Countries

Countries
Benin, Nigeria   
Nigeria   

Total No. Of Countries
2   
13
1   
14

National Language
Nigeria   
Nigeria   

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

Speaking Continents
Africa   
Africa   

Minority Language
Africa, Brazil, Togo, United Kingdom, United States of America   
Equatorial Guinea   

Regulated By
Yoruba Academy   
Society for Promoting Igbo Language and Culture   

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.
  
  • In Igbo, there is complicated system of high and low tones indicating differences in meaning and grammatical relationships.
  • Igbo has inexhaustible and rich linguistic features like idioms, proverbs, aphorisms, anecdotes etc.
  

Similar To
Owo and Itsekiri languages   
Not Available   

Derived From
Not Available   
Not Available   

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Yoruba and Igbo as Minority Language

In Yoruba and Igbo speaking countries you will get the countries which have Yoruba and Igbo 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.
  • Igbo as minority language: Equatorial Guinea.

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

Yoruba and Igbo Regulators

Yoruba and Igbo speaking countries provide you Yoruba and Igbo regulators which are the official organizations that regulate them. Yoruba Academy regulates Yoruba language.Igbo is regulated by Society for Promoting Igbo Language and Culture. Also get to learn, Yoruba and Igbo Language History.

Yoruba and Igbo Continents

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

Yoruba Interesting Facts:

Igbo Interesting Facts:

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

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