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Yoruba and Madurese Speaking countries


Madurese and Yoruba Speaking Countries


Countries

Countries
Benin, Nigeria   
East Java, Island of Madura, North Java, Sapudi Islands, Singapore   

Total No. Of Countries
2   
13
5   
10

National Language
Nigeria   
Indonesia, Island of Madura   

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   
Not Available   

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.
  
  • There is unique pronunciation system in the Madurese language.
  • Madurese was first written using Javanese Alphabets.
  

Similar To
Owo and Itsekiri languages   
Malay and Javanese Languages   

Derived From
Not Available   
Not Available   

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Yoruba and Madurese as Minority Language

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

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

Yoruba and Madurese Regulators

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

Yoruba and Madurese Continents

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

Yoruba Interesting Facts:

Madurese Interesting Facts:

The Yoruba language was derived from Not Available and is similar to Owo and Itsekiri languages whereas Yoruba language is similar to Malay and Javanese Languages and derived from Not Available.

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