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Yoruba and Persian Speaking countries

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1 Countries
1.1 Countries
Benin, Nigeria
Afganistan, Iran, Tajikistan
1.2 Total No. Of Countries
23
Bhojpuri Speaking Countries
0 46
1.3 National Language
Nigeria
Afganistan, Azerbaijan, Iran, Iraq, Russia, Tajikistan, Uzbekistan
1.4 Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Nepal, Pakistan, Sri Lanka
1.5 Speaking Continents
Africa
Asia
1.6 Minority Language
Africa, Brazil, Togo, United Kingdom, United States of America
Bahrain, Iran, Iraq, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates
1.7 Regulated By
Yoruba Academy
Academy of Persian Language and Literature (فرهنگستان زبان و اد, Academy of Sciences of Afghanistan
1.8 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.
  • In Iran, Parsi language is known as Farsi, while in Afghanistan Persian language is known as Dari.
  • Persian language has borrowed many loanwords from the Arabic language.
1.9 Similar To
Owo and Itsekiri languages
Pashto and Balochi Languages
1.10 Derived From
Not Available
Arabic Language

Yoruba vs Persian Countries

Comparing Yoruba vs Persian countries gives you idea about number of countries that speak Yoruba and Persian languages.

So we find that, total number of countries where Yoruba is official language is 2 whereas total number of countries where Persian is official language is 3

Find if Yoruba and Persian are Most Spoken Languages. Comparison of Yoruba and Persian speaking countries will give you the presence of Yoruba and Persian languages in different countries. Along with Yoruba vs Persian countries, you can also compare Yoruba vs Persian.

Yoruba and Persian as Minority Language

In Yoruba and Persian speaking countries you will get the countries which have Yoruba and Persian 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.
  • Persian as minority language: Bahrain, Iran, Iraq, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates.

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

Yoruba and Persian Regulators

Yoruba and Persian speaking countries provide you Yoruba and Persian regulators which are the official organizations that regulate them. Yoruba Academy regulates Yoruba language.Persian is regulated by Academy of Persian Language and Literature (فرهنگستان زبان و اد, Academy of Sciences of Afghanistan. Also get to learn, Yoruba and Persian Language History.

Yoruba and Persian Continents

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

Persian Interesting Facts:

  • In Iran, Parsi language is known as Farsi, while in Afghanistan Persian language is known as Dari.
  • Persian language has borrowed many loanwords from the Arabic language.

The Yoruba language was derived from Not Available and is similar to Owo and Itsekiri languages whereas Yoruba language is similar to Pashto and Balochi Languages and derived from Arabic Language.