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Yoruba and Ilocano Speaking countries


Ilocano and Yoruba Speaking Countries


Countries

Countries
Benin, Nigeria   
Philippines   

Total No. Of Countries
2   
13
1   
14

National Language
Nigeria   
Philippines   

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

Speaking Continents
Africa   
Asia   

Minority Language
Africa, Brazil, Togo, United Kingdom, United States of America   
Not spoken in any of the countries   

Regulated By
Yoruba Academy   
Commission on the Filipino Language   

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.
  
  • Ilocano was originally written with Baybayin syllabary, then gradually it was replaced by Latin alphabet.
  • Northwest Luzon is the original Ilocano homeland.
  

Similar To
Owo and Itsekiri languages   
Tagalog, Indonesian and Malaysian Languages   

Derived From
Not Available   
Not Available   

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Yoruba and Ilocano as Minority Language

In Yoruba and Ilocano speaking countries you will get the countries which have Yoruba and Ilocano 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.
  • Ilocano as minority language: Not spoken in any of the countries.

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

Yoruba and Ilocano Regulators

Yoruba and Ilocano speaking countries provide you Yoruba and Ilocano regulators which are the official organizations that regulate them. Yoruba Academy regulates Yoruba language.Ilocano is regulated by Commission on the Filipino Language. Also get to learn, Yoruba and Ilocano Language History.

Yoruba and Ilocano Continents

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

Yoruba Interesting Facts:

Ilocano Interesting Facts:

The Yoruba language was derived from Not Available and is similar to Owo and Itsekiri languages whereas Yoruba language is similar to Tagalog, Indonesian and Malaysian Languages and derived from Not Available.

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