Yoruba and Indonesian Speaking countries

Yoruba and Indonesian as Minority Language

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

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

Yoruba and Indonesian Regulators

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

Yoruba and Indonesian Continents

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

Indonesian Interesting Facts:

• The modern Indonesian language uses many loan words from Persian, Chinese and Arabic.
• In Indonesian language, spelling is phonetically precise, so that words are spelled as they sound.

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