Countries
Benin, Nigeria
Belarus, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan
Total No. Of Countries
24
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46
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National Language
Nigeria
Russia
Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
Afganistan
Speaking Continents
Africa
Asia, Europe
Minority Language
Africa, Brazil, Togo, United Kingdom, United States of America
Armenia, Azerbaijan, Bulgaria, Estonia, Finland, Georgia, Germany, Greece, Israel, Jordan, Latvia, Lithuania, Mongolia, Poland, Serbia, Tajikistan, Turkey, Turkmenistan, Ukraine, Uzbekistan
Regulated By
Yoruba Academy
Russian Academy, Russian Language Institute of the Russian Academy of Sciences
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.
- In Russian language, the words are not pronounced as they are written.
- In Russian language, there are only 200,000 words out of which only few words are used and due to this many words have more than one meaning.
Similar To
Owo and Itsekiri languages
Ukrainian and Belarusian Languages
Derived From
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Proto-Slavic Vocabulary
Hello
Ẹ n lẹ
здравствуйте(zdravstvuyte)
Thank You
e dupe
спасибо(spasibo)
How Are You?
Bawo ni o se wa
Как дела? (Kak dela?)
Good Night
Kasun layọ o
Спокойной Ночи(Spokoynoy Nochi)
Good Evening
ka a ale
Добрый Вечер(Dobryy Vecher)
Good Afternoon
e kaasan
Добрый День(Dobryy Den')
Good Morning
e kaaro
Доброе Утро(Dobroye Utro)
Please
Jowo
пожалуйста(pozhaluysta)
Sorry
binu
Извините(Izvinite)
Bye
bye
до свидания(do svidaniya)
I Love You
mo nifẹ rẹ
Я тебя люблю(YA tebya lyublyu)
Excuse Me
mo tọrọ gafara
извините(izvinite)