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Yoruba and Malaysian Speaking countries


Malaysian and Yoruba Speaking Countries


Countries

Countries
Benin, Nigeria   
Brunei, Malaysia, Singapore   

Total No. Of Countries
2   
13
3   
12

National Language
Nigeria   
Malaysia   

Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries   
Indonesia   

Speaking Continents
Africa   
Asia   

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

Regulated By
Yoruba Academy   
Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka   

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.
  
  • One of the most politically powerful language historically is Malaysian Language.
  • Malaysian earliest known inscriptions were found in South of Sumatra way back in 683-6 AD.
  

Similar To
Owo and Itsekiri languages   
Indonesian Language   

Derived From
Not Available   
Tamil Language   

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Yoruba and Malaysian as Minority Language

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

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

Yoruba and Malaysian Regulators

Yoruba and Malaysian speaking countries provide you Yoruba and Malaysian regulators which are the official organizations that regulate them. Yoruba Academy regulates Yoruba language.Malaysian is regulated by Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka. Also get to learn, Yoruba and Malaysian Language History.

Yoruba and Malaysian Continents

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

Yoruba Interesting Facts:

Malaysian Interesting Facts:

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

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