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Kannada and Yoruba


Yoruba and Kannada


Countries

Countries
India, Karnataka, India  
Benin, Nigeria  

Total No. Of Countries
1  
14
2  
13

National Language
Karnataka, India  
Nigeria  

Second Language
Goa  
Not spoken in any of the countries  

Speaking Continents
Asia  
Africa  

Minority Language
Andra Pradesh, Goa, kerala, Maharashtra, Tamil Nadu, Telangana  
Africa, Brazil, Togo, United Kingdom, United States of America  

Regulated By
Various academies and the Government of Karnataka  
Yoruba Academy  

Interesting Facts
  • Kannada is the third oldest language after Sanskrit and Tamil of India
  • Kannada language is only Indian language which got maximum i.e. 8 GyanaPeetha Awards.
  
  • 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
Telugu  
Owo and Itsekiri languages  

Derived From
Sanskrit Language  
Not Available  

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
49  
29
29  
11

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
14  
11
12  
9

How Many Consonants
35  
25
17  
7

Scripts
Kannada Script  
Latin  

Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal  
Not Available  

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
5  
4
3  
2

Time Taken to Learn
44 weeks  
11
30 weeks  
9

Greetings

Hello
ಹಲೋ (Halō)  
Ẹ n lẹ  

Thank You
ಧನ್ಯವಾದಗಳು (Dhan'yavādagaḷu)  
e dupe  

How Are You?
ನೀವು ಹೇಗಿದ್ದೀರಿ? (Nīvu hēgiddīri?)  
Bawo ni o se wa  

Good Night
ಶುಭ ರಾತ್ರಿ (Śubha rātri)  
Kasun layọ o  

Good Evening
ಶುಭ ಸಂಜೆ (Śubha san̄je)  
ka a ale  

Good Afternoon
ಉತ್ತಮ ಮಧ್ಯಾಹ್ನ (Uttama madhyāhna)  
e kaasan  

Good Morning
ಶುಭೋದಯ (Śubhōdaya)  
e kaaro  

Please
ದಯವಿಟ್ಟು (Dayaviṭṭu)  
Jowo  

Sorry
ಕ್ಷಮಿಸಿ (Kṣamisi)  
binu  

Bye
ಬೈ (Bai)  
bye  

I Love You
ನಾನು ನಿನ್ನ ಪ್ರೀತಿಸುತ್ತೇನೆ (Nānu ninna prītisuttēne)  
mo nifẹ rẹ  

Excuse Me
ಕ್ಷಮಿಸಿ (kshamisi)  
mo tọrọ gafara  

Dialects

Dialect 1
Badaga  
Itsekiri  

Where They Speak
Tamil Nadu, The Nilgiris  
Nigeria  

How Many People Speak
540,000.00  
33
500,000.00  
34

Dialect 2
Urali  
Ede  

Where They Speak
kerala  
Benin, Togo  

How Many People Speak
6,440.00  
99+
800,000.00  
27

Dialect 3
Kurumba  
Ulukwumi  

Where They Speak
Andra Pradesh, Karnataka, Tamil Nadu  
Nigeria  

How Many People Speak
220,000.00  
23
10,000.00  
34

Total No. Of Dialects
20  
18
20  
18

How Many People Speak

How Many People Speak?
49.00 million  
29
30.00 million  
36

Speaking Population
0.58 %  
26
0.42 %  
32

Native Speakers
38.00 million  
26
28.00 million  
29

Second Language Speakers
11.00 million  
21
Not Available  

Native Name
ಕನ್ನಡ (kannaḍa)  
Yorùbá  

Alternative Names
Banglori, Canarese, Havyaka, Kanarese, Madrassi  
Yariba, Yooba  

French Name
kannada  
yoruba  

German Name
Kannada  
Yoruba-Sprache  

Pronunciation
[ˈkʌnnəɖɑː]  
Not Available  

Ethnicity
Kannadiga  
Yoruba people  

History

Origin
c. 450  
4 BC  

Language Family
Dravidian Family  
Niger-Congo Family  

Subgroup
Not Available  
Western Sudanic  

Branch
Not Available  
Kwa  

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
Old Kannada, Kannada  
No early forms  

Standard Forms
Modern Kannada  
Yorùbá  

Language Position
31  
25
49  
36

Signed Forms
Indian Signing System (ISS)  
Yoruba Sign Language  

Scope
Individual  
Individual  

Code

ISO 639 1
kn  
yo  

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
kan  
yor  

ISO 639 2/B
kan  
yor  

ISO 639 3
kan  
yor  

ISO 639 6
Not Available  
Not Available  

Glottocode
nucl1305  
yoru1245  

Linguasphere
No data available  
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 Kannada 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 Kannada and Yoruba dialects. Various dialects of Kannada and Yoruba language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Kannada are spoken in different Kannada Speaking Countries whereas Yoruba Dialects are spoken in different Yoruba speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Kannada vs Yoruba Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Kannada dialects include: Badaga, Urali. Yoruba dialects include: Itsekiri , Ede. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.

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Kannada and Yoruba Speaking population

Kannada and Yoruba speaking population is one of the factors based on which Kannada and Yoruba languages can be compared. The total count of Kannada and Yoruba Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Kannada language is 0.58 % 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 Kannada and Yoruba on Kannada vs Yoruba where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.

Kannada and Yoruba Language Codes

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

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