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Yoruba and Kannada Speaking countries


Kannada and Yoruba Speaking Countries


Countries

Countries
Benin, Nigeria   
India, Karnataka, India   

Total No. Of Countries
2   
13
1   
14

National Language
Nigeria   
Karnataka, India   

Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries   
Goa   

Speaking Continents
Africa   
Asia   

Minority Language
Africa, Brazil, Togo, United Kingdom, United States of America   
Andra Pradesh, Goa, kerala, Maharashtra, Tamil Nadu, Telangana   

Regulated By
Yoruba Academy   
Various academies and the Government of Karnataka   

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.
  
  • Kannada is the third oldest language after Sanskrit and Tamil of India
  • Kannada language is only Indian language which got maximum i.e. 8 GyanaPeetha Awards.
  

Similar To
Owo and Itsekiri languages   
Telugu   

Derived From
Not Available   
Sanskrit Language   

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Yoruba and Kannada as Minority Language

In Yoruba and Kannada speaking countries you will get the countries which have Yoruba and Kannada 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.
  • Kannada as minority language: Andra Pradesh, Goa, kerala, Maharashtra, Tamil Nadu, Telangana.

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

Yoruba and Kannada Regulators

Yoruba and Kannada speaking countries provide you Yoruba and Kannada regulators which are the official organizations that regulate them. Yoruba Academy regulates Yoruba language.Kannada is regulated by Various academies and the Government of Karnataka. Also get to learn, Yoruba and Kannada Language History.

Yoruba and Kannada Continents

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

Yoruba Interesting Facts:

Kannada Interesting Facts:

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

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