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Hausa and Yoruba Speaking countries

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Countries

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Nigeria
Benin, Nigeria

Total No. Of Countries

12
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National Language

Gambia, Nigeria
Nigeria

Second Language

Nigeria
Not spoken in any of the countries

Speaking Continents

Africa
Africa

Minority Language

Benin, Cameroon, Cote d'Ivoire, Ghana, Niger, Sudan, Togo
Africa, Brazil, Togo, United Kingdom, United States of America

Regulated By

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Yoruba Academy

Interesting Facts

  • Hausa language is the most important and the best known of the Chadic branch.
  • There are about one-fourth of Hausa words come from Arabic.
  • 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

Yoruba and Igbo Languages
Owo and Itsekiri languages

Derived From

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Hausa vs Yoruba Countries

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

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

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

Hausa and Yoruba as Minority Language

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

  • Hausa as minority language: Benin, Cameroon, Cote d'Ivoire, Ghana, Niger, Sudan, Togo.
  • Yoruba as minority language: Africa, Brazil, Togo, United Kingdom, United States of America.

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

Hausa and Yoruba Regulators

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

Hausa and Yoruba Continents

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

Hausa Interesting Facts:

  • Hausa language is the most important and the best known of the Chadic branch.
  • There are about one-fourth of Hausa words come from Arabic.

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 Hausa language was derived from and is similar to Yoruba and Igbo Languages whereas Hausa language is similar to Owo and Itsekiri languages and derived from .