Countries
Andorra, Balearic Islands, Catalonia, Latin Union, Spain, Valencian Community
  
Benin, Nigeria
  
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 in
Catalan-Alpahabets.jpg#200
  
Yoruba-Alphabet.jpg#200
  
Phonology
  
  
Scripts
Latin
  
Latin
  
Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
  
Not Available
  
Hard to Learn
  
  
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
  
Dialect 1
Caló
  
Itsekiri
  
Where They Speak
France, Portugal, Spain
  
Nigeria
  
Dialect 2
Valencian
  
Ede
  
Where They Speak
Spain
  
Benin, Togo
  
How Many People Speak
2,400,000.00
  
19
Dialect 3
Ribagorçan
  
Ulukwumi
  
Where They Speak
Spain
  
Nigeria
  
How Many People Speak
Not Available
  
How Many People Speak?
9.20 million
  
99+
30.00 million
  
36
Speaking Population
Not Available
  
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
  
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
  
Signed Forms
Signed Catalan
  
Yoruba Sign Language
  
Scope
Individual
  
Individual
  
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
  
Catalan and Yoruba Greetings
People around the world use different languages to interact with each other. Even if we cannot communicate fluently in any language, it will always be beneficial to know about some of the common greetings or phrases from that language. This is where Catalan and Yoruba greetings helps you to understand basic phrases in Catalan and Yoruba language. Catalan word for "Hello" is Hola or Yoruba word for "Thank You" is e dupe. Find more of such common Catalan Greetings and Yoruba Greetings. These greetings will help you to be more confident when conversing with natives that speak these languages.
Catalan vs Yoruba Difficulty
The Catalan vs Yoruba difficulty level basically depends on the number of Catalan Alphabets and Yoruba Alphabets. Also the number of vowels and consonants in the language plays an important role in deciding the difficulty level of that language. The important points to be considered when we compare Catalan and Yoruba are the origin, speaking countries, language family, different greetings, speaking population of these languages. Want to know in Catalan and Yoruba, which language is harder to learn? Time required to learn Catalan is 24 weeks while to learn Yoruba time required is 30 weeks.