Yoruba and Lithuanian Speaking countries
Countries
Benin, Nigeria
European Union, Lithuania
National Language
Nigeria
Lithuania
Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
Not spoken in any of the countries
Speaking Continents
Africa
Europe
Minority Language
Africa, Brazil, Togo, United Kingdom, United States of America
Poland
Regulated By
Yoruba Academy
Commission of the Lithuanian 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.
- Lithuanian has many loanwords that originate from Slavic, Germanic and other Baltic languages.
- "Catheciusmus" is the oldest known book in Lithuanian language in 1547.
Similar To
Owo and Itsekiri languages
Latvian
Derived From
Not Available
Not Available
Yoruba and Lithuanian as Minority Language
In Yoruba and Lithuanian speaking countries you will get the countries which have Yoruba and Lithuanian 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.
- Lithuanian as minority language: Poland.
If you want to compare Yoruba and Lithuanian dialects, then you can go to Yoruba vs Lithuanian Dialects. Some of the official languages are also considered as minority languages.
Yoruba and Lithuanian Regulators
Yoruba and Lithuanian speaking countries provide you Yoruba and Lithuanian regulators which are the official organizations that regulate them. Yoruba Academy regulates Yoruba language.Lithuanian is regulated by Commission of the Lithuanian Language. Also get to learn, Yoruba and Lithuanian Language History.
Yoruba and Lithuanian Continents
Thinking about Yoruba and Lithuanian continents in which Yoruba and Lithuanian speaking countries are present. Check out more information on Yoruba and Lithuanian. Most of the Yoruba speaking countries lie in Africa. While Lithuanian speaking countries lie in Europe. 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 Lithuanian 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.
Lithuanian Interesting Facts:
- Lithuanian has many loanwords that originate from Slavic, Germanic and other Baltic languages.
- "Catheciusmus" is the oldest known book in Lithuanian language in 1547.
The Yoruba language was derived from Not Available and is similar to Owo and Itsekiri languages whereas Yoruba language is similar to Latvian and derived from Not Available.