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Yoruba

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Yoruba and Hausa Speaking countries

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Countries

Countries

Benin, Nigeria
Nigeria

Total No. Of Countries

21
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National Language

Nigeria
Gambia, Nigeria

Second Language

Not spoken in any of the countries
Nigeria

Speaking Continents

Africa
Africa

Minority Language

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

Regulated By

Yoruba Academy
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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.
  • 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.

Similar To

Owo and Itsekiri languages
Yoruba and Igbo Languages

Derived From

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Yoruba vs Hausa Countries

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

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

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

Yoruba and Hausa as Minority Language

In Yoruba and Hausa speaking countries you will get the countries which have Yoruba and Hausa 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.
  • Hausa as minority language: Benin, Cameroon, Cote d'Ivoire, Ghana, Niger, Sudan, Togo.

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

Yoruba and Hausa Regulators

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

Yoruba and Hausa Continents

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

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.

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