Igbo and Yoruba
Countries
Nigeria
Benin, Nigeria
National Language
Nigeria
Nigeria
Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
Not spoken in any of the countries
Speaking Continents
Africa
Africa
Minority Language
Equatorial Guinea
Africa, Brazil, Togo, United Kingdom, United States of America
Regulated By
Society for Promoting Igbo Language and Culture
Yoruba Academy
Interesting Facts
- In Igbo, there is complicated system of high and low tones indicating differences in meaning and grammatical relationships.
- Igbo has inexhaustible and rich linguistic features like idioms, proverbs, aphorisms, anecdotes etc.
- 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
Not Available
Owo and Itsekiri languages
Derived From
Not Available
Not Available
Alphabets in
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Writing Direction
Not Available
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How Are You?
kedụ ka ịmere
Bawo ni o se wa
Good Night
ka chi fo
Kasun layọ o
Good Evening
mgbede ọma
ka a ale
Good Afternoon
ehihie ọma
e kaasan
Good Morning
ụtụtụ ọma
e kaaro
I Love You
a hụrụ m gị n'anya
mo nifẹ rẹ
Excuse Me
ngọpụ
mo tọrọ gafara
Dialect 1
Enuani
Itsekiri
Where They Speak
Nigeria
Nigeria
How Many People Speak
Not Available
Where They Speak
Nigeria
Benin, Togo
Dialect 3
Not present
Ulukwumi
Where They Speak
Not Available
Nigeria
How Many People Speak
Not Available
Speaking Population
Not Available
Alternative Names
Ibo
Yariba, Yooba
German Name
Ibo-Sprache
Yoruba-Sprache
Pronunciation
[iɡ͡boː]
Not Available
Ethnicity
Igbo people
Yoruba people
Origin
30th Century BC
4 BC
Language Family
Niger-Congo Family
Niger-Congo Family
Subgroup
Kwa
Western Sudanic
Early Forms
No early forms
No early forms
Standard Forms
Standard Igbo
Yorùbá
Signed Forms
Not Available
Yoruba Sign Language
Scope
Individual
Individual
ISO 639 6
Not Available
Not Available
Glottocode
nucl1417
yoru1245
Linguasphere
No data available
No data available
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
Not Available
Subject-Verb-Object
Language Morphological Typology
Agglutinative
Analytic, Isolating
All Igbo 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 Igbo and Yoruba dialects. Various dialects of Igbo and Yoruba language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Igbo are spoken in different Igbo Speaking Countries whereas Yoruba Dialects are spoken in different Yoruba speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Igbo vs Yoruba Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Igbo dialects include: Enuani, Ngwa. Yoruba dialects include: Itsekiri , Ede. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.
Igbo and Yoruba Speaking population
Igbo and Yoruba speaking population is one of the factors based on which Igbo and Yoruba languages can be compared. The total count of Igbo and Yoruba Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Igbo 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 Igbo and Yoruba on Igbo vs Yoruba where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.
Igbo and Yoruba Language Codes
Igbo and Yoruba language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Igbo and Yoruba Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.