Indonesian and Yoruba
Countries
Indonesia
Benin, Nigeria
National Language
Indonesia
Nigeria
Second Language
East Timor, Indonesia
Not spoken in any of the countries
Speaking Continents
Asia
Africa
Minority Language
Denmark, East Timor, Netherlands
Africa, Brazil, Togo, United Kingdom, United States of America
Regulated By
Badan Pengembangan dan Pembinaan Bahasa
Yoruba Academy
Interesting Facts
- The modern Indonesian language uses many loan words from Persian, Chinese and Arabic.
- In Indonesian language, spelling is phonetically precise, so that words are spelled as they sound.
- 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
Malay language
Owo and Itsekiri languages
Derived From
Malay and Dutch Languages
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Alphabets in
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Writing Direction
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Thank You
Terima kasih
e dupe
How Are You?
Apa kabar?
Bawo ni o se wa
Good Night
Selamat Malam
Kasun layọ o
Good Evening
Malam yang baik
ka a ale
Good Afternoon
Selamat Sore
e kaasan
Good Morning
Selamat Pagi
e kaaro
I Love You
Aku cinta kamu
mo nifẹ rẹ
Excuse Me
Permisi
mo tọrọ gafara
Dialect 1
Sundanese
Itsekiri
Where They Speak
Indonesia
Nigeria
Where They Speak
Bali, Indonesia, Lombok and Java, Nusa Penida
Benin, Togo
Dialect 3
Minangkabau
Ulukwumi
Where They Speak
Indonesia, Malaysia
Nigeria
Second Language Speakers
Not Available
Native Name
Bahasa Melayu
Yorùbá
Alternative Names
Bahasa Indonesia
Yariba, Yooba
French Name
indonésien
yoruba
German Name
Bahasa Indonesia
Yoruba-Sprache
Pronunciation
Not Available
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Ethnicity
Indonesians
Yoruba people
Language Family
Austronesian Family
Niger-Congo Family
Subgroup
Indonesian
Western Sudanic
Early Forms
Old Malay
No early forms
Standard Forms
Indonesian
Yorùbá
Signed Forms
Sistem Isyarat Bahasa Indonesia (SIBI, "Signed Indonesian")
Yoruba Sign Language
Scope
Individual
Individual
ISO 639 6
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Glottocode
indo1316
yoru1245
Linguasphere
No data available
No data available
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Verb-Object
Subject-Verb-Object
Language Morphological Typology
Agglutinative
Analytic, Isolating
All Indonesian 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 Indonesian and Yoruba dialects. Various dialects of Indonesian and Yoruba language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Indonesian are spoken in different Indonesian Speaking Countries whereas Yoruba Dialects are spoken in different Yoruba speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Indonesian vs Yoruba Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Indonesian dialects include: Sundanese, Balinese. Yoruba dialects include: Itsekiri , Ede. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.
Indonesian and Yoruba Speaking population
Indonesian and Yoruba speaking population is one of the factors based on which Indonesian and Yoruba languages can be compared. The total count of Indonesian and Yoruba Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Indonesian language is 1.16 % 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 Indonesian and Yoruba on Indonesian vs Yoruba where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.
Indonesian and Yoruba Language Codes
Indonesian and Yoruba language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Indonesian and Yoruba Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.