Irish and Yoruba
Countries
European Union, Ireland
Benin, Nigeria
National Language
Ireland
Nigeria
Second Language
Ireland
Not spoken in any of the countries
Speaking Continents
Europe
Africa
Minority Language
United Kingdom
Africa, Brazil, Togo, United Kingdom, United States of America
Regulated By
Foras na Gaeilge
Yoruba Academy
Interesting Facts
- In Irish language, there are no exact words for "yes" or "no".
- There are different set of numbers for counting humans and another set for counting non-humans in Irish Language.
- 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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Yoruba-Alphabet.jpg#200
Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Not Available
Thank You
Go raibh maith agat
e dupe
How Are You?
Conas atá tú ?
Bawo ni o se wa
Good Night
Oíche mhaith
Kasun layọ o
Good Evening
Tráthnóna maith duit
ka a ale
Good Afternoon
Tráthnóna maith duit
e kaasan
Good Morning
Dia dhuit ar maidin
e kaaro
I Love You
Is breá liom thú
mo nifẹ rẹ
Excuse Me
Gabh mo leithscéal
mo tọrọ gafara
Dialect 1
Connacht Irish
Itsekiri
Where They Speak
Connacht
Nigeria
How Many People Speak
Not Available
Dialect 2
Munster Irish
Ede
Where They Speak
Munster
Benin, Togo
How Many People Speak
Not Available
Dialect 3
Ulster Irish
Ulukwumi
Where They Speak
Ulster
Nigeria
How Many People Speak
Not Available
Speaking Population
Not Available
Second Language Speakers
Not Available
Native Name
Gaeilge (na hÉireann) / An Ghaeilge
Yorùbá
Alternative Names
Erse, Gaeilge, Gaelic Irish
Yariba, Yooba
French Name
irlandais moyen
yoruba
German Name
Mittelirisch
Yoruba-Sprache
Pronunciation
[ˈɡeːlʲɟə]
Not Available
Ethnicity
Irish people
Yoruba people
Language Family
Indo-European Family
Niger-Congo Family
Subgroup
Celtic
Western Sudanic
Early Forms
Primitive Irish, Old Irish, Middle Irish, Classical Irish, Irish
No early forms
Standard Forms
An Caighdeán Oifigiúil
Yorùbá
Language Position
Not Available
Signed Forms
Irish Sign Language
Yoruba Sign Language
Scope
Individual
Individual
ISO 639 6
Not Available
Not Available
Glottocode
iris1253
yoru1245
Linguasphere
50-AAA
No data available
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
Verb-Subject-Object
Subject-Verb-Object
Language Morphological Typology
Fusional
Analytic, Isolating
All Irish 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 Irish and Yoruba dialects. Various dialects of Irish and Yoruba language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Irish are spoken in different Irish Speaking Countries whereas Yoruba Dialects are spoken in different Yoruba speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Irish vs Yoruba Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Irish dialects include: Connacht Irish, Munster Irish. Yoruba dialects include: Itsekiri , Ede. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.
Irish and Yoruba Speaking population
Irish and Yoruba speaking population is one of the factors based on which Irish and Yoruba languages can be compared. The total count of Irish and Yoruba Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Irish 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 Irish and Yoruba on Irish vs Yoruba where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.
Irish and Yoruba Language Codes
Irish and Yoruba language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Irish and Yoruba Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.