German and Yoruba Speaking countries
Countries
Austria, Belgium, Germany, Italy, Liechtenstein, Luxembourg, Switzerland
Benin, Nigeria
National Language
Germany
Nigeria
Second Language
North Dakota, United States of America
Not spoken in any of the countries
Speaking Continents
Europe
Africa
Minority Language
Czech Republic, Denmark, Former Soviet Union, France, Hungary, Italy, Namibia, Poland, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia
Africa, Brazil, Togo, United Kingdom, United States of America
Regulated By
Council for German Orthography
Yoruba Academy
Interesting Facts
- One of the large group of Indo-Germanic languages is German.
- The second most popular Germanic language spoken today behind English is German language.
- 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.
Similar To
Dutch, Danish, Norwegian, Swedish and English Languages
Owo and Itsekiri languages
Derived From
Albanian Languages
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German and Yoruba as Minority Language
In German and Yoruba speaking countries you will get the countries which have German and Yoruba as minority language. The language which is spoken by minority of population in the country is called as minority language.
- German as minority language: Czech Republic, Denmark, Former Soviet Union, France, Hungary, Italy, Namibia, Poland, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia.
- Yoruba as minority language: Africa, Brazil, Togo, United Kingdom, United States of America.
If you want to compare German and Yoruba dialects, then you can go to German vs Yoruba Dialects. Some of the official languages are also considered as minority languages.
German and Yoruba Regulators
German and Yoruba speaking countries provide you German and Yoruba regulators which are the official organizations that regulate them. Council for German Orthography regulates German language.Yoruba is regulated by Yoruba Academy. Also get to learn, German and Yoruba Language History.
German and Yoruba Continents
Thinking about German and Yoruba continents in which German and Yoruba speaking countries are present. Check out more information on German and Yoruba. Most of the German speaking countries lie in Europe. 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 German and Yoruba languages:
German Interesting Facts:
- One of the large group of Indo-Germanic languages is German.
- The second most popular Germanic language spoken today behind English is German language.
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 German language was derived from Albanian Languages and is similar to Dutch, Danish, Norwegian, Swedish and English Languages whereas German language is similar to Owo and Itsekiri languages and derived from Not Available.