Home
Languagevs


Ilocano vs Yoruba


Yoruba vs 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   

Countries >>
<< All

Ilocano and Yoruba Language History

Comparison of Ilocano vs Yoruba language history gives us differences between origin of Ilocano and Yoruba language. History of Ilocano language states that this language originated in 18th Century whereas history of Yoruba language states that this language originated in 4 BC. Family of the language also forms a part of history of that language. More on language families of these languages can be found out on Ilocano and Yoruba Language History.

Compare Most Difficult Languages

Ilocano 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 Ilocano and Yoruba greetings helps you to understand basic phrases in Ilocano and Yoruba language. Ilocano word for "Hello" is Kablaaw or Yoruba word for "Thank You" is e dupe. Find more of such common Ilocano Greetings and Yoruba Greetings. These greetings will help you to be more confident when conversing with natives that speak these languages.

Ilocano vs Yoruba Difficulty

The Ilocano vs Yoruba difficulty level basically depends on the number of Ilocano 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 Ilocano and Yoruba are the origin, speaking countries, language family, different greetings, speaking population of these languages. Want to know in Ilocano and Yoruba, which language is harder to learn? Time required to learn Ilocano is Not Available while to learn Yoruba time required is 30 weeks.

Most Difficult Languages

Most Difficult Languages

» More Most Difficult Languages

Compare Most Difficult Languages

» More Compare Most Difficult Languages