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Igbo and Yoruba Speaking countries

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1 Countries
1.1 Countries
Nigeria
Benin, Nigeria
1.2 Total No. Of Countries
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Rank: 14 (Overall)
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Rank: 13 (Overall)
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1.3 National Language
Nigeria
Nigeria
1.4 Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
Not spoken in any of the countries
1.5 Speaking Continents
Africa
Africa
1.6 Minority Language
Equatorial Guinea
Africa, Brazil, Togo, United Kingdom, United States of America
1.7 Regulated By
Society for Promoting Igbo Language and Culture
Yoruba Academy
1.8 Interesting Facts
  • In Igbo, there is complicated system of high and low tones indicating differences in meaning and grammatical relationships.
  • Igbo has inexhaustible and rich linguistic features like idioms, proverbs, aphorisms, anecdotes etc.
  • 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.
1.9 Similar To
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Owo and Itsekiri languages
1.10 Derived From
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Igbo vs Yoruba Countries

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

So we find that, total number of countries where Igbo is official language is 1 whereas total number of countries where Yoruba is official language is 2

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

Igbo and Yoruba as Minority Language

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

  • Igbo as minority language: Equatorial Guinea.
  • Yoruba as minority language: Africa, Brazil, Togo, United Kingdom, United States of America.

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

Igbo and Yoruba Regulators

Igbo and Yoruba speaking countries provide you Igbo and Yoruba regulators which are the official organizations that regulate them. Society for Promoting Igbo Language and Culture regulates Igbo language.Yoruba is regulated by Yoruba Academy. Also get to learn, Igbo and Yoruba Language History.

Igbo and Yoruba Continents

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

Igbo Interesting Facts:

  • In Igbo, there is complicated system of high and low tones indicating differences in meaning and grammatical relationships.
  • Igbo has inexhaustible and rich linguistic features like idioms, proverbs, aphorisms, anecdotes etc.

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.

The Igbo language was derived from Not Available and is similar to Not Available whereas Igbo language is similar to Owo and Itsekiri languages and derived from Not Available.

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