Yoruba and Malaysian Speaking countries
Countries
Benin, Nigeria
  
Brunei, Malaysia, Singapore
  
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
  
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:
- 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.
Malaysian Interesting Facts:
- 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.
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.