Yoruba Becomes First West African Language On The List As Maryland USA Adds 9 New Languages To Driver Learner’s Permit Test

 Maryland, a State in the United States, has added 9 new languages to its permit knowledge test, and its study materials.

This will bring the total of languages in the learners permit to 17.

As part of the rules in Maryland, the first step to getting a drivers license is having a learner's permit.

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The State Department of Transportation l, Motor Vehicle Administration, in a statement said as part of Maryland Governor, Wes Moore focus on equity and access, it will be expanding accessibility services.

See the new languages offered:

—Yoruba (West Africa)

—Tagalog

—Amharic (Afro-Asiatic language)

—Arabic

—Russian

—Urdu

—Hindi

—Farsi

—Portuguese

—American Sign Language

The new language offerings were determined using the United States Census data.

"Improving accessibility for the driver's knowledge test and study materials is critical to serve Maryland's linguistically diverse population," Motor Vehicle Administrator Chrissy Nizer said.

Some of the current languages offered are:

English, Spanish, French, Nepali, Korean, traditional Chinese and Vietnamese.