Yoruba and Tamil Speaking countries

Yoruba and Tamil as Minority Language

In Yoruba and Tamil speaking countries you will get the countries which have Yoruba and Tamil 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 Tamil dialects, then you can go to Yoruba vs Tamil Dialects. Some of the official languages are also considered as minority languages.

Yoruba and Tamil Regulators

Yoruba and Tamil speaking countries provide you Yoruba and Tamil regulators which are the official organizations that regulate them. Yoruba Academy regulates Yoruba language.Tamil is regulated by Official language Commission of Government of Tamil Nadu, Thanjavur Tamil University. Also get to learn, Yoruba and Tamil Language History.

Yoruba and Tamil Continents

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

Tamil Interesting Facts:

• Tamil is the oldest language in the world. Tamil was spoken in South India more than 5000 years ago.
• The first legally recognized Classical Language of India is Tamil.

The Yoruba language was derived from and is similar to Owo and Itsekiri languages whereas Yoruba language is similar to Malayalam and derived from .