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Yoruba, a language homed in the Southwestern part of Nigeria, is one of the most widely spoken languages heard in other part of Africa, North America, United Kingdom and Europe.

Due to the effect of the Trans - Atlantic Slave Trade that occurred in the 18 century, sons and daughters of the Yoruba kingdom has spread around the world and have impacted in one way or the other to uplift the tribes culture and tradition.



Recently, the Representative of the Oduduwa Kingdom and Ooni of Ife, Ooni Adeyeye Enitan Ogunwusi, Ojaja(ii) has been on mission to trend the the practice of the Yoruba culture and tradition globally.

In this article, we're going to list out 5 Foreign Countries that speaks this language, of which one of them has granted it as an official language.



1. El - Salvador

El Salvador is a North America country, that cherish Yoruba language a lot.

This country home a lot of Yoruba culture since the Yoruba slaved were concentrated in the country.

This particular country do exactly what is done in Yoruba land. They worship Sango, God of Thunder (Xango), Iyemoja, God of Water (Lemanja) and other Yoruba Traditional practice.

2. CUBA

Cuba which happens to be the second smallest country in the whole world also home Yoruba indigene in the country.

It is mostly spoken in the black side of the country.



3. Brazil

Brazil happen to be one of the countries that homes predecessor of the victim of the then slave trade.

Many Yoruba indigene has marooned around in the south and north America and most of them that have love for their source have trace it back to Nigeria to continue its practices.

Ooni Ogunwusi in 2018 find his way to the authority of the Brazil republic and has made the country assigned Yoruba Language as an Official language of the country.

Brazil has the largest number of Yoruba indigenes abroad.



4. United Kingdom

Since the British Empire are the ones that colonize Nigeria, it is worthy of note that Yoruba indigene are of high population in this country.

We gathered that it is of additional advantage for anybody that can speak Yoruba to get recruited to the British Police.

5. Bahia

. Bahia

Bahia is a state in Brazil, Yoruba is one of the most widely spoken languages in this state.

It is historic because it home the pelourinho, the building where the Yorubas and other slaves from other western countries were kept before they are been dispersed to there merchants in the 17th century.



Other countries that speaks Yoruba are Togo, Benin Republic, Sierra Leone, Liberia, Ghana, Gambia, North America, Europe, and the Caribbean Islands.

According to Wikipedia, Yoruba is the most widely spoken language outside Nigeria and Africa. It's been estimated that there are over 40 million Yoruba primary and secondary language speakers across the globe.

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4. United Kingdom

Since the British Empire are the ones that colonize Nigeria, it is worthy of note that Yoruba indigene are of high population in this country.

We gathered that it is of additional advantage for anybody that can speak Yoruba to get recruited to the British Police.

Many words in European dialects, particularly English are loan words from Yoruba lexicon.

There are credible theories that suggest EUROPA may have been a mispronounced or dialectical mis-rendition of YORUBA.

Brazil don't adopt yorubá a official language. Just a wrong translate. People are so ignorant. Why does stupid people believe that a multirracial country like Brazil adopt yorubá a official language? Brazil is a former Portuguese colony one of most multirracial country in the world. Ridiculous that nigerians believe in Brazil only exist Yorubas and people of African descent. A person who believe that a country like Brazil have a official African language is ridiculous. Brazil is not a African country to have a official African language. Brazil is a former Portuguese colony. The only second official language in Brazil is indigenous language. Nigerians don't know translate Portuguese. Patrimônio cultural (Portuguese) is cultural patrimony. Don't official language.

ripmyheartout:
Brazil don't adopt yorubá a official language. Just a wrong translate. People are so ignorant. Why does stupid people believe that a multirracial country like Brazil adopt yorubá a official language? Brazil is a former Portuguese colony one of most multirracial country in the world. Ridiculous that nigerians believe in Brazil only exist Yorubas and people of African descent. A person who believe that a country like Brazil have a official African language is ridiculous. Brazil is not a African country to have a official African language. Brazil is a former Portuguese colony. The only second official language in Brazil is indigenous language. Nigerians don't know translate Portuguese. Patrimônio cultural (Portuguese) is cultural patrimony. Don't official language.

nyamiri descedant....son of bitterness. i know you offended by this obvious facts.
the contents is not for tribal bigot like you who view every opinion, information, news, and so in the eye of tribalism or ethnic sentiment....
lemme advice you, because i can sense some level of venom in your comments....before you turn yourself to a keyboard warrior, why can you make your research and probably travel down to those country and see things for yourselves.
this life is short oh! dont come and kill yourself with heart-attack because you want to prove some errorneous points....

omo iran-ki-ran

Gforce2015:


nyamiri descedant....son of bitterness. i know you offended by this obvious facts.
the contents is not for tribal bigot like you who view every opinion, information, news, and so in the eye of tribalism or ethnic sentiment....
lemme advice you, because i can sense some level of venom in your comments....before you turn yourself to a keyboard warrior, why can you make your research and probably travel down to those country and see things for yourselves.
this life is short oh! dont come and kill yourself with heart-attack because you want to prove some errorneous points....

omo iran-ki-ran

I live here genius. Brazil have a lot of ethnic groups than black people. Asians, a lot of white people more than 60 millions whites , arabs, Gypsies, hispanics, indigenous etc.. etc... Is ridiculous believe that Brazil adopt a African language with a official language. If Brazil have many other ethnic groups. 5 seconds search in Google people know the only official language in Brazil is Portuguese ( and indigenous language). Only african countries have africans official language. Brazil is a multirracial country with a huge black population. Brazil is not a African country.

Toluobaeko11:

Brazil adopted Yoruba as their second official language, and it was announced by the minister of culture Dr Sergio Sa Leitao. You may know about Brazil, but you can't know our Yoruba than we Yoruba. Google is there if your still doubting

Brazil don't adopt yorubá a official language. Brazil honoured yorubá a cultural patrimony of Brazil. African Brazilians are a important heritage of Brazil but is not the only. this is disrespectul towards other brazilians ethnic groups who formed Brazil. And Brazil is a Latin American country. Ridiculous assumption of Nigeria if not all brazilians are black and Brazil is a multirracial country. Nigeria think that in Brazil only live blacks?
https://factcheck.afp.com/no-yoruba-has-not-become-official-language-brazil