Countries
Benin, Nigeria
Aruba, Belgium, Curacao, Netherlands, Sint Maarten, Suriname
Total No. Of Countries
26
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National Language
Nigeria
Aruba, Belgium, Curacao, Netherlands, Sint Maarten, Suriname
Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
South Africa
Speaking Continents
Africa
Asia, Europe, North America, South America
Minority Language
Africa, Brazil, Togo, United Kingdom, United States of America
France, Germany, Indonesia
Regulated By
Yoruba Academy
Nederlandse Taalunie (Dutch Language Union)
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.
- Dutch language consist of extremely long words. The longest dutch word in the dictionary is 53 letters long.
- There exists 75% borrowed words in Dutch language, and a lot of those are French, English and Hebrew.
Similar To
Owo and Itsekiri languages
German and English Languages
Derived From
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