Countries
Benin, Nigeria
Indonesia
Total No. Of Countries
21
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46
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National Language
Nigeria
Indonesia
Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
East Timor, Indonesia
Speaking Continents
Africa
Asia
Minority Language
Africa, Brazil, Togo, United Kingdom, United States of America
Denmark, East Timor, Netherlands
Regulated By
Yoruba Academy
Badan Pengembangan dan Pembinaan Bahasa
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.
- 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.
Similar To
Owo and Itsekiri languages
Malay language
Derived From
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Malay and Dutch Languages