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Yoruba and Japanese Speaking countries


Japanese and Yoruba Speaking Countries


Countries

Countries
Benin, Nigeria   
Japan   

Total No. Of Countries
2   
13
1   
14

National Language
Nigeria   
Japan   

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

Speaking Continents
Africa   
Asia, Pacific   

Minority Language
Africa, Brazil, Togo, United Kingdom, United States of America   
Palau   

Regulated By
Yoruba Academy   
Agency for Cultural Affairs (文化庁) at the Ministry of Education   

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 Japanese Language, there are 4 different ways to address people: kun, chan, san and sama.
  • There are many words in Japanese language which end with vowel letter, which determines the structure and rhythm of Japanese.
  

Similar To
Owo and Itsekiri languages   
Korean Language   

Derived From
Not Available   
Not Available   

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Yoruba and Japanese as Minority Language

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

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

Yoruba and Japanese Regulators

Yoruba and Japanese speaking countries provide you Yoruba and Japanese regulators which are the official organizations that regulate them. Yoruba Academy regulates Yoruba language.Japanese is regulated by Agency for Cultural Affairs (文化庁) at the Ministry of Education. Also get to learn, Yoruba and Japanese Language History.

Yoruba and Japanese Continents

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

Yoruba Interesting Facts:

Japanese Interesting Facts:

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

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