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Ilocano and Yoruba


Yoruba and Ilocano


Countries

Countries
Philippines   
Benin, Nigeria   

Total No. Of Countries
1   
14
2   
13

National Language
Philippines   
Nigeria   

Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries   
Not spoken in any of the countries   

Speaking Continents
Asia   
Africa   

Minority Language
Not spoken in any of the countries   
Africa, Brazil, Togo, United Kingdom, United States of America   

Regulated By
Commission on the Filipino Language   
Yoruba Academy   

Interesting Facts
  • Ilocano was originally written with Baybayin syllabary, then gradually it was replaced by Latin alphabet.
  • Northwest Luzon is the original Ilocano homeland.
  
  • 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
Tagalog, Indonesian and Malaysian Languages   
Owo and Itsekiri languages   

Derived From
Not Available   
Not Available   

Alphabets

Alphabets in
Ilocano-Alphabets.jpg#200   
Yoruba-Alphabet.jpg#200   

Alphabets
32   
14
29   
11

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
6   
3
12   
9

How Many Consonants
20   
10
17   
7

Scripts
Ilokano Braille, Latin   
Latin   

Writing Direction
Not Available   
Not Available   

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
4   
3
3   
2

Time Taken to Learn
Not Available   
30 weeks   
9

Greetings

Hello
Kablaaw   
Ẹ n lẹ   

Thank You
Agyamanak   
e dupe   

How Are You?
Kumusta?   
Bawo ni o se wa   

Good Night
Naimbag a rabii   
Kasun layọ o   

Good Evening
Naimbag a sardam   
ka a ale   

Good Afternoon
Naimbag a malem   
e kaasan   

Good Morning
Naimbag a bigat   
e kaaro   

Please
Not available   
Jowo   

Sorry
Agpakawanak   
binu   

Bye
Pakada   
bye   

I Love You
Ayayatenka   
mo nifẹ rẹ   

Excuse Me
Maawan-dayawen   
mo tọrọ gafara   

Dialects

Dialect 1
Balangao   
Itsekiri   

Where They Speak
Philippines   
Nigeria   

How Many People Speak
21,000.00   
99+
500,000.00   
34

Dialect 2
Bontoc   
Ede   

Where They Speak
Philippines   
Benin, Togo   

How Many People Speak
41,000.00   
39
800,000.00   
27

Dialect 3
Not present   
Ulukwumi   

Where They Speak
Not present   
Nigeria   

How Many People Speak
Not Available   
10,000.00   
34

Total No. Of Dialects
2   
2
20   
18

How Many People Speak

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

Speaking Population
0.14 %   
99+
0.42 %   
32

Native Speakers
9.10 million   
99+
28.00 million   
29

Native Name
ilokano   
Yorùbá   

Alternative Names
Ilokano, Iloko   
Yariba, Yooba   

French Name
ilocano   
yoruba   

German Name
Ilokano-Sprache   
Yoruba-Sprache   

Pronunciation
Not Available   
Not Available   

Ethnicity
Ilocano people   
Yoruba people   

History

Origin
18th Century   
4 BC   

Language Family
Austronesian Family   
Niger-Congo Family   

Subgroup
Not Available   
Western Sudanic   

Branch
Not Available   
Kwa   

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
No early forms   
No early forms   

Standard Forms
Modern Ilocano   
Yorùbá   

Language Position
94   
99+
49   
36

Signed Forms
Not Available   
Yoruba Sign Language   

Scope
Individual   
Individual   

Code

ISO 639 1
No data available   
yo   

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
ilo   
yor   

ISO 639 2/B
ilo   
yor   

ISO 639 3
ilo   
yor   

ISO 639 6
Not Available   
Not Available   

Glottocode
ilok1237   
yoru1245   

Linguasphere
31-CBA-a   
No data available   

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living   
Living   

Language Linguistic Typology
Not Available   
Subject-Verb-Object   

Language Morphological Typology
Not Available   
Analytic, Isolating   

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All Ilocano 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 Ilocano and Yoruba dialects. Various dialects of Ilocano and Yoruba language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Ilocano are spoken in different Ilocano Speaking Countries whereas Yoruba Dialects are spoken in different Yoruba speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Ilocano vs Yoruba Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Ilocano dialects include: Balangao, Bontoc. Yoruba dialects include: Itsekiri , Ede. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.

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Ilocano and Yoruba Speaking population

Ilocano and Yoruba speaking population is one of the factors based on which Ilocano and Yoruba languages can be compared. The total count of Ilocano and Yoruba Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Ilocano language is 0.14 % 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 Ilocano and Yoruba on Ilocano vs Yoruba where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.

Ilocano and Yoruba Language Codes

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

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