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Yoruba
Yoruba

Cebuano
Cebuano



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Yoruba and Cebuano Speaking countries

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Countries

Countries

Benin, Nigeria
Philippines

Total No. Of Countries

21
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National Language

Nigeria
Philippines

Second Language

Not spoken in any of the countries
Philippines

Speaking Continents

Africa
Asia

Minority Language

Africa, Brazil, Togo, United Kingdom, United States of America
Not spoken in any of the countries

Regulated By

Yoruba Academy
Visayan Academy of Arts and Letters

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.
  • About one-fifth of the population of the philippines speak cebuano and are second largest ethnolinguistic group in the country.
  • Cebuano contains many words of Spanish origin.

Similar To

Owo and Itsekiri languages
Hiligaynon Language

Derived From

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Island of Cebu

Yoruba vs Cebuano Countries

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

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

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

Yoruba and Cebuano as Minority Language

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

  • Yoruba as minority language: Africa, Brazil, Togo, United Kingdom, United States of America.
  • Cebuano as minority language: Not spoken in any of the countries.

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

Yoruba and Cebuano Regulators

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

Yoruba and Cebuano Continents

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

Cebuano Interesting Facts:

  • About one-fifth of the population of the philippines speak cebuano and are second largest ethnolinguistic group in the country.
  • Cebuano contains many words of Spanish origin.

The Yoruba language was derived from and is similar to Owo and Itsekiri languages whereas Yoruba language is similar to Hiligaynon Language and derived from Island of Cebu.