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Catalan and Yoruba


Yoruba and Catalan


Countries

Countries
Andorra, Balearic Islands, Catalonia, Latin Union, Spain, Valencian Community   
Benin, Nigeria   

Total No. Of Countries
6   
9
2   
13

National Language
Andorra, France, Italy, Spain   
Nigeria   

Second Language
Spain   
Not spoken in any of the countries   

Speaking Continents
Europe   
Africa   

Minority Language
Aragon, France, Italy, Spain   
Africa, Brazil, Togo, United Kingdom, United States of America   

Regulated By
Institut d'Estudis Catalans, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua, National Languages Committee   
Yoruba Academy   

Interesting Facts
  • Catalan is 6th most largely spoken Romance language.
  • Catalan went through a golden age in low middle ages, reaching a peak of maturity and cultural richness.
  
  • 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.
  

Similar To
Spanish Language, Occitan Language, Italian Language, French Language   
Owo and Itsekiri languages   

Derived From
Latin   
Not Available   

Alphabets

Alphabets in
Catalan-Alpahabets.jpg#200   
Yoruba-Alphabet.jpg#200   

Alphabets
27   
9
29   
11

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
5   
2
12   
9

How Many Consonants
23   
13
17   
7

Scripts
Latin   
Latin   

Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal   
Not Available   

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
5   
4
3   
2

Time Taken to Learn
24 weeks   
6
30 weeks   
9

Greetings

Hello
Hola   
Ẹ n lẹ   

Thank You
Gràcies   
e dupe   

How Are You?
Com estàs?   
Bawo ni o se wa   

Good Night
Bona nit   
Kasun layọ o   

Good Evening
Bona nit   
ka a ale   

Good Afternoon
Bona tarda   
e kaasan   

Good Morning
Bon dia   
e kaaro   

Please
Sisplau   
Jowo   

Sorry
Perdó!   
binu   

Bye
Adéu   
bye   

I Love You
T'estimo   
mo nifẹ rẹ   

Excuse Me
Dispensi!   
mo tọrọ gafara   

Dialects

Dialect 1
Caló   
Itsekiri   

Where They Speak
France, Portugal, Spain   
Nigeria   

How Many People Speak
440,000.00   
35
500,000.00   
34

Dialect 2
Valencian   
Ede   

Where They Speak
Spain   
Benin, Togo   

How Many People Speak
2,400,000.00   
19
800,000.00   
27

Dialect 3
Ribagorçan   
Ulukwumi   

Where They Speak
Spain   
Nigeria   

How Many People Speak
Not Available   
10,000.00   
34

Total No. Of Dialects
8   
8
20   
18

How Many People Speak

How Many People Speak?
9.20 million   
99+
30.00 million   
36

Speaking Population
Not Available   
0.42 %   
32

Native Speakers
4.10 million   
99+
28.00 million   
29

Second Language Speakers
5.10 million   
28
Not Available   

Native Name
català   
Yorùbá   

Alternative Names
Català, Catalán, Catalan-Valencian-Balear, Catalonian, Valencian   
Yariba, Yooba   

French Name
catalan; valencien   
yoruba   

German Name
Katalanisch   
Yoruba-Sprache   

Pronunciation
[kətəˈɫa] (EC) ~ [kataˈɫa] (WC)   
Not Available   

Ethnicity
Catalan people   
Yoruba people   

History

Origin
c. 1028   
4 BC   

Language Family
Indo-European Family   
Niger-Congo Family   

Subgroup
Romance   
Western Sudanic   

Branch
Not Available   
Kwa   

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
Old Catalan   
No early forms   

Standard Forms
Standard Catalan, Standard Valencian   
Yorùbá   

Language Position
Not Available   
49   
36

Signed Forms
Signed Catalan   
Yoruba Sign Language   

Scope
Individual   
Individual   

Code

ISO 639 1
ca   
yo   

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
cat   
yor   

ISO 639 2/B
cat   
yor   

ISO 639 3
cat   
yor   

ISO 639 6
Not Available   
Not Available   

Glottocode
stan1289   
yoru1245   

Linguasphere
51-AAA-e   
No data available   

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living   
Living   

Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Verb-Object   
Subject-Verb-Object   

Language Morphological Typology
Not Available   
Analytic, Isolating   

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All Catalan and Yoruba Dialects

Most languages have dialects where each dialect differ from other dialect with respect to grammar and vocabulary. Here you will get to know all Catalan and Yoruba dialects. Various dialects of Catalan and Yoruba language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Catalan are spoken in different Catalan Speaking Countries whereas Yoruba Dialects are spoken in different Yoruba speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Catalan vs Yoruba Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Catalan dialects include: Caló, Valencian. Yoruba dialects include: Itsekiri , Ede. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.

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Catalan and Yoruba Speaking population

Catalan and Yoruba speaking population is one of the factors based on which Catalan and Yoruba languages can be compared. The total count of Catalan and Yoruba Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Catalan language is Not Available whereas the percentage of people speaking Yoruba language is 0.42 %. When we compare the speaking population of any two languages we get to know which of two languages is more popular. Find more details about how many people speak Catalan and Yoruba on Catalan vs Yoruba where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.

Catalan and Yoruba Language Codes

Catalan and Yoruba language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Catalan and Yoruba Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.

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