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Navajo and Yoruba


Yoruba and Navajo


Countries

Countries
United States of America   
Benin, Nigeria   

Total No. Of Countries
1   
14
2   
13

National Language
United States of America   
Nigeria   

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

Speaking Continents
North America   
Africa   

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

Regulated By
Not Available   
Yoruba Academy   

Interesting Facts
  • Navajo language is tonal language, as it heavily relies on pitch to distinguish between similar words.
  • Navajo ethinc group is 2nd largest Native American group.
  
  • 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
Apache Language   
Owo and Itsekiri languages   

Derived From
Not Available   
Not Available   

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
36   
18
29   
11

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
12   
9
12   
9

How Many Consonants
34   
24
17   
7

Scripts
Latin   
Latin   

Writing Direction
Not Available   
Not Available   

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
2   
1
3   
2

Time Taken to Learn
88 weeks   
13
30 weeks   
9

Greetings

Hello
Yá'át'ééh   
Ẹ n lẹ   

Thank You
Ahéhee'   
e dupe   

How Are You?
Ąąʼ haʼíí baa naniná?   
Bawo ni o se wa   

Good Night
Yá'át'ééh hiiłchi'į'   
Kasun layọ o   

Good Evening
Yá'át'ééh ałní'íní   
ka a ale   

Good Afternoon
Yá'át'ééh   
e kaasan   

Good Morning
Yá'át'ééh abíní   
e kaaro   

Please
T'aa shoodi   
Jowo   

Sorry
Not available   
binu   

Bye
Hágoónee’   
bye   

I Love You
Ayóó ánííníshí   
mo nifẹ rẹ   

Excuse Me
Shoohá   
mo tọrọ gafara   

Dialects

Dialect 1
Navajo1   
Itsekiri   

Where They Speak
Arizona   
Nigeria   

How Many People Speak
Not Available   
500,000.00   
34

Dialect 2
Navajo2   
Ede   

Where They Speak
New Mexico   
Benin, Togo   

How Many People Speak
Not Available   
800,000.00   
27

Dialect 3
Navajo3   
Ulukwumi   

Where They Speak
Utah   
Nigeria   

How Many People Speak
Not Available   
10,000.00   
34

Total No. Of Dialects
4   
4
20   
18

How Many People Speak

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

Speaking Population
Not Available   
0.42 %   
32

Native Speakers
1.70 million   
99+
28.00 million   
29

Native Name
Diné Bizaad / Dinék'ehjí   
Yorùbá   

Alternative Names
Navaho   
Yariba, Yooba   

French Name
navaho   
yoruba   

German Name
Navajo-Sprache   
Yoruba-Sprache   

Pronunciation
Not Available   
Not Available   

Ethnicity
Navajo people   
Yoruba people   

History

Origin
1500 CE   
4 BC   

Language Family
Dené–Yeniseian Family   
Niger-Congo Family   

Subgroup
Athapascan   
Western Sudanic   

Branch
Not Available   
Kwa   

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
No early forms   
No early forms   

Standard Forms
Navajo   
Yorùbá   

Language Position
Not Available   
49   
36

Signed Forms
Navajo Sign Language   
Yoruba Sign Language   

Scope
Individual   
Individual   

Code

ISO 639 1
nv   
yo   

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
nav   
yor   

ISO 639 2/B
nav   
yor   

ISO 639 3
nav   
yor   

ISO 639 6
Not Available   
Not Available   

Glottocode
nava1243   
yoru1245   

Linguasphere
No data available   
No data available   

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living   
Living   

Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Object-Verb   
Subject-Verb-Object   

Language Morphological Typology
Fusional, Polysynthetic, Synthetic   
Analytic, Isolating   

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All Navajo 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 Navajo and Yoruba dialects. Various dialects of Navajo and Yoruba language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Navajo are spoken in different Navajo Speaking Countries whereas Yoruba Dialects are spoken in different Yoruba speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Navajo vs Yoruba Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Navajo dialects include: Navajo1, Navajo2. Yoruba dialects include: Itsekiri , Ede. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.

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Navajo and Yoruba Speaking population

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

Navajo and Yoruba Language Codes

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

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