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Benin, Nigeria
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Nigeria
Not spoken in any of the countries
Africa
Africa, Brazil, Togo, United Kingdom, United States of America
Yoruba Academy
  • 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.
Owo and Itsekiri languages
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African Union, Democratic Republic of the Congo, East African Community, Kenya
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Burundi, Kenya, Madagascar, Malawi, Mozambique, South Sudan, Tanzania
Not spoken in any of the countries
Africa
Not spoken in any of the countries
Chama cha Kiswahili cha Taifa (Kenya)
  • Swahili language has borrowed many words from Arabic language.
  • The oldest written scripts in swahili language were found in 18th century.
    Burundi, Rwanda, Malawi Languages
    Arabic Language

    Yoruba vs Swahili Countries

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

    So we find that, total number of countries where Yoruba is official language is whereas total number of countries where Swahili is official language is

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

    Yoruba and Swahili as Minority Language

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

    • Yoruba as minority language: .
    • Swahili as minority language: .

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

    Yoruba and Swahili Regulators

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

    Yoruba and Swahili Continents

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

    Yoruba Interesting Facts:

    Swahili Interesting Facts:

    The Yoruba language was derived from and is similar to whereas Yoruba language is similar to and derived from .