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Yoruba and Marathi Speaking countries


Marathi and Yoruba Speaking Countries


Countries

Countries
Benin, Nigeria   
Dadra and Nagar Haveli, Daman and Diu, Goa, India, Maharashtra   

Total No. Of Countries
2   
13
4   
11

National Language
Nigeria   
India   

Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries   
Andra Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, Dadra and Nagar Haveli, Daman and Diu, Gujarat, Karnataka, Madhya Pradesh, Tamil Nadu, Telangana   

Speaking Continents
Africa   
Asia   

Minority Language
Africa, Brazil, Togo, United Kingdom, United States of America   
Israel, Mauritius   

Regulated By
Yoruba Academy   
Maharashtra Sahitya Parishad   

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.
  
  • Marathi ranks 4th in India based on the number of native speakers.
  • Marathi language has borrowed plenty of loanwords from Urdu, Persian, Arabic and Sanskrit.
  

Similar To
Owo and Itsekiri languages   
Konkani Language   

Derived From
Not Available   
Sanskrit Language   

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Yoruba and Marathi as Minority Language

In Yoruba and Marathi speaking countries you will get the countries which have Yoruba and Marathi 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.
  • Marathi as minority language: Israel, Mauritius.

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

Yoruba and Marathi Regulators

Yoruba and Marathi speaking countries provide you Yoruba and Marathi regulators which are the official organizations that regulate them. Yoruba Academy regulates Yoruba language.Marathi is regulated by Maharashtra Sahitya Parishad. Also get to learn, Yoruba and Marathi Language History.

Yoruba and Marathi Continents

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

Yoruba Interesting Facts:

Marathi Interesting Facts:

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

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