Igbo and Oriya Speaking countries
National Language
Nigeria
India
Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
Not spoken in any of the countries
Speaking Continents
Africa
Asia
Minority Language
Equatorial Guinea
Not spoken in any of the countries
Regulated By
Society for Promoting Igbo Language and Culture
Not Available
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.
- The earliest literature in Oriya was traced in 7th to 9th centuries.
- Since Odia is having a long literary history and has not borrowed largely from other languages, it is the 6th classical language in India.
Similar To
Not Available
Bengali and Assamese
Derived From
Not Available
Sanskrit Language
Igbo and Oriya as Minority Language
In Igbo and Oriya speaking countries you will get the countries which have Igbo and Oriya 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.
- Oriya as minority language: Not spoken in any of the countries.
If you want to compare Igbo and Oriya dialects, then you can go to Igbo vs Oriya Dialects. Some of the official languages are also considered as minority languages.
Igbo and Oriya Regulators
Igbo and Oriya speaking countries provide you Igbo and Oriya regulators which are the official organizations that regulate them. Society for Promoting Igbo Language and Culture regulates Igbo language.Oriya is not regulated. Also get to learn, Igbo and Oriya Language History.
Igbo and Oriya Continents
Thinking about Igbo and Oriya continents in which Igbo and Oriya speaking countries are present. Check out more information on Igbo and Oriya. Most of the Igbo speaking countries lie in Africa. While Oriya speaking countries lie in Asia. 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 Oriya 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.
Oriya Interesting Facts:
- The earliest literature in Oriya was traced in 7th to 9th centuries.
- Since Odia is having a long literary history and has not borrowed largely from other languages, it is the 6th classical language in India.
The Igbo language was derived from Not Available and is similar to Not Available whereas Igbo language is similar to Bengali and Assamese and derived from Sanskrit Language.