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Sundanese and Yoruba


Yoruba and Sundanese


Countries

Countries
West Java   
Benin, Nigeria   

Total No. Of Countries
1   
14
2   
13

National Language
Indonesia   
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
Not Available   
Yoruba Academy   

Interesting Facts
  • The Sundanese language is second most widely spoken regional language in Indonesia.
  
  • 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
Madurese and Malay Languages   
Owo and Itsekiri languages   

Derived From
Not Available   
Not Available   

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
Not Available   
29   
11

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
5   
2
12   
9

How Many Consonants
16   
6
17   
7

Scripts
Latin, Sundanese   
Latin   

Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal   
Not Available   

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
Not Available   
3   
2

Time Taken to Learn
Not Available   
30 weeks   
9

Greetings

Hello
Halo   
Ẹ n lẹ   

Thank You
Nuhun   
e dupe   

How Are You?
Kumaha kabarna?   
Bawo ni o se wa   

Good Night
Wilujeng kulem   
Kasun layọ o   

Good Evening
Wilujeng wengi   
ka a ale   

Good Afternoon
Wilujeng siang   
e kaasan   

Good Morning
Wilujeng énjing   
e kaaro   

Please
Mangga   
Jowo   

Sorry
Hapunten   
binu   

Bye
Wilujeng angkat   
bye   

I Love You
Abdi bogoh ka anjeun   
mo nifẹ rẹ   

Excuse Me
Punten   
mo tọrọ gafara   

Dialects

Dialect 1
Western dialect   
Itsekiri   

Where They Speak
Banten   
Nigeria   

How Many People Speak
Not Available   
500,000.00   
34

Dialect 2
Northern dialect   
Ede   

Where They Speak
Bogor   
Benin, Togo   

How Many People Speak
Not Available   
800,000.00   
27

Dialect 3
Priangan dialect   
Ulukwumi   

Where They Speak
Bandung   
Nigeria   

How Many People Speak
Not Available   
10,000.00   
34

Total No. Of Dialects
6   
6
20   
18

How Many People Speak

How Many People Speak?
39.00 million   
32
30.00 million   
36

Speaking Population
0.57 %   
27
0.42 %   
32

Native Speakers
38.00 million   
26
28.00 million   
29

Native Name
Not Available   
Yorùbá   

Alternative Names
Priangan, Sunda   
Yariba, Yooba   

French Name
soundanais   
yoruba   

German Name
Sundanesisch   
Yoruba-Sprache   

Pronunciation
Not Available   
Not Available   

Ethnicity
Sundanese, Bantenese, Cirebonese, Badui   
Yoruba people   

History

Origin
5th century AD   
4 BC   

Language Family
Austronesian Family   
Niger-Congo Family   

Subgroup
Indonesian   
Western Sudanic   

Branch
Not Available   
Kwa   

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
No early forms   
No early forms   

Standard Forms
Sundanese   
Yorùbá   

Language Position
Not Available   
49   
36

Signed Forms
Not Available   
Yoruba Sign Language   

Scope
Individual   
Individual   

Code

ISO 639 1
su   
yo   

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
sun   
yor   

ISO 639 2/B
sun   
yor   

ISO 639 3
sun   
yor   

ISO 639 6
Not Available   
Not Available   

Glottocode
sund1251   
yoru1245   

Linguasphere
No data available   
No data available   

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living   
Living   

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

Language Morphological Typology
Not Available   
Analytic, Isolating   

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

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Sundanese and Yoruba Speaking population

Sundanese and Yoruba speaking population is one of the factors based on which Sundanese and Yoruba languages can be compared. The total count of Sundanese and Yoruba Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Sundanese language is 0.57 % 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 Sundanese and Yoruba on Sundanese vs Yoruba where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.

Sundanese and Yoruba Language Codes

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

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