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Yoruba

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Yoruba and Khmer Speaking countries

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Countries

Countries

Benin, Nigeria
Cambodia

Total No. Of Countries

21
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National Language

Nigeria
Cambodia, Thailand, Vietnam

Second Language

Not spoken in any of the countries
Not spoken in any of the countries

Speaking Continents

Africa
Asia

Minority Language

Africa, Brazil, Togo, United Kingdom, United States of America
Australia, France, United States of America

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.
  • Khmer is not the tonal language.
  • Khmer language has borrowed philisophical, administrative and technical vocabulary from Sanskrit and Pali.

Similar To

Owo and Itsekiri languages
Lao Language

Derived From

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Pali and Sanskrit Languages

Yoruba vs Khmer Countries

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

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

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

Yoruba and Khmer as Minority Language

In Yoruba and Khmer speaking countries you will get the countries which have Yoruba and Khmer 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.
  • Khmer as minority language: Australia, France, United States of America.

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

Yoruba and Khmer Regulators

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

Yoruba and Khmer Continents

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

Khmer Interesting Facts:

  • Khmer is not the tonal language.
  • Khmer language has borrowed philisophical, administrative and technical vocabulary from Sanskrit and Pali.

The Yoruba language was derived from and is similar to Owo and Itsekiri languages whereas Yoruba language is similar to Lao Language and derived from Pali and Sanskrit Languages.