Yoruba and Swahili Speaking countries

Yoruba and Swahili as Minority Language

In Yoruba and Swahili speaking countries you will get the countries which have Yoruba and Swahili as minority language. The language which is spoken by minority of population in the country is called as minority language.

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

Yoruba and Swahili Regulators

Yoruba and Swahili speaking countries provide you Yoruba and Swahili regulators which are the official organizations that regulate them. Yoruba Academy regulates Yoruba language.Swahili is regulated by Chama cha Kiswahili cha Taifa (Kenya). Also get to learn, Yoruba and Swahili Language History.

Yoruba and Swahili Continents

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

Swahili Interesting Facts:

• Swahili language has borrowed many words from Arabic language.
• The oldest written scripts in swahili language were found in 18th century.

The Yoruba language was derived from Not Available and is similar to Owo and Itsekiri languages whereas Yoruba language is similar to Burundi, Rwanda, Malawi Languages and derived from Arabic Language.