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Yoruba and Russian Speaking countries


Russian and Yoruba Speaking Countries


Countries

Countries
Benin, Nigeria   
Belarus, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan   

Total No. Of Countries
2   
13
4   
11

National Language
Nigeria   
Russia   

Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries   
Afganistan   

Speaking Continents
Africa   
Asia, Europe   

Minority Language
Africa, Brazil, Togo, United Kingdom, United States of America   
Armenia, Azerbaijan, Bulgaria, Estonia, Finland, Georgia, Germany, Greece, Israel, Jordan, Latvia, Lithuania, Mongolia, Poland, Serbia, Tajikistan, Turkey, Turkmenistan, Ukraine, Uzbekistan   

Regulated By
Yoruba Academy   
Russian Academy, Russian Language Institute of the Russian Academy of Sciences   

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 Russian language, the words are not pronounced as they are written.
  • In Russian language, there are only 200,000 words out of which only few words are used and due to this many words have more than one meaning.
  

Similar To
Owo and Itsekiri languages   
Ukrainian and Belarusian Languages   

Derived From
Not Available   
Proto-Slavic Vocabulary   

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Yoruba and Russian as Minority Language

In Yoruba and Russian speaking countries you will get the countries which have Yoruba and Russian 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.
  • Russian as minority language: Armenia, Azerbaijan, Bulgaria, Estonia, Finland, Georgia, Germany, Greece, Israel, Jordan, Latvia, Lithuania, Mongolia, Poland, Serbia, Tajikistan, Turkey, Turkmenistan, Ukraine, Uzbekistan.

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

Yoruba and Russian Regulators

Yoruba and Russian speaking countries provide you Yoruba and Russian regulators which are the official organizations that regulate them. Yoruba Academy regulates Yoruba language.Russian is regulated by Russian Academy, Russian Language Institute of the Russian Academy of Sciences. Also get to learn, Yoruba and Russian Language History.

Yoruba and Russian Continents

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

Yoruba Interesting Facts:

Russian Interesting Facts:

The Yoruba language was derived from Not Available and is similar to Owo and Itsekiri languages whereas Yoruba language is similar to Ukrainian and Belarusian Languages and derived from Proto-Slavic Vocabulary.

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