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Yoruba and Kirundi Speaking countries

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1 Countries
1.1 Countries
Benin, Nigeria
Burma
1.3 Total No. Of Countries
21
Bhojpuri Speaking Countries
0 46
2.4 National Language
Nigeria
Burundi, Gambia
2.5 Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
Not spoken in any of the countries
2.7 Speaking Continents
Africa
Africa, Asia
3.2 Minority Language
Africa, Brazil, Togo, United Kingdom, United States of America
Not spoken in any of the countries
3.4 Regulated By
Yoruba Academy
Not Available
3.5 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.
  • Kirundi language is tonal, since it has high and low essential tones.
  • Kirundi Language is referred as a language where Meeussen's rule is active, this rule describes a certain pattern of tonal change in Bantu languages.
3.8 Similar To
Owo and Itsekiri languages
Kinyarwanda Language
3.10 Derived From
Not Available
Not Available

Yoruba vs Kirundi Countries

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

So we find that, total number of countries where Yoruba is official language is 2 whereas total number of countries where Kirundi is official language is 1

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

Yoruba and Kirundi as Minority Language

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

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

Yoruba and Kirundi Regulators

Yoruba and Kirundi speaking countries provide you Yoruba and Kirundi regulators which are the official organizations that regulate them. Yoruba Academy regulates Yoruba language.Kirundi is not regulated. Also get to learn, Yoruba and Kirundi Language History.

Yoruba and Kirundi Continents

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

Kirundi Interesting Facts:

  • Kirundi language is tonal, since it has high and low essential tones.
  • Kirundi Language is referred as a language where Meeussen's rule is active, this rule describes a certain pattern of tonal change in Bantu languages.

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