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Swahili and Yoruba History


Yoruba and Swahili Language History


History

Origin
6th century   
4 BC   

Language Family
Niger-Congo Family   
Niger-Congo Family   

Subgroup
Benue-Congo   
Western Sudanic   

Branch
Bantu   
Kwa   

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
No early forms   
No early forms   

Standard Forms
Swahili   
Yorùbá   

Language Position
Not Available   
49   
36

Signed Forms
Not Available   
Yoruba Sign Language   

Scope
Individual, Macrolanguage   
Individual   

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Early forms of Swahili and Yoruba

The Early forms of Swahili and Yoruba explains the evolution of Swahili and Yoruba languages which is under Swahili and Yoruba history. The early forms give us the early stages of the language. By studying Swahili and Yoruba history we will understand how the Swahili and Yoruba languages were evolved and modified according to time.

  • Early forms of Swahili: No early forms.
  • Early forms of Yoruba: No early forms.
  • Standard forms of Swahili: Swahili.
  • Standard forms of Yoruba: Yorùbá.
  • Signed forms of Swahili: Not Available
  • Signed forms of Yoruba: Not Available

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Swahili and Yoruba Language Family

In Swahili and Yoruba history, you will get to know about Swahili and Yoruba language family. Go through all languages which belong to Afro-Asiatic Languages and Niger-Congo Languages and explore more about them. A language family is defined as group of languages that are derived from common ancestors. Swahili is a part of Niger-Congo Family while Yoruba is a part of Niger-Congo Family. The subgroup and branch of Swahili is Benue-Congo and Bantu resp. The subgroup and branch of Yoruba is Western Sudanic and Kwa resp. Language families are subdivided into smaller units. Scripts used by these languages also depend upon their family. Check out the scripts used in Swahili and Yoruba language on Swahili vs Yoruba alphabets. You can also find which is the most widely spoken language in the world on Most Spoken Languages.

Swahili vs Yoruba Language Rank

It’s really interesting to find out Swahili vs Yoruba language rank. Swahili and Yoruba history gives you Swahili and Yoruba language rank. The Swahili language rank is not available. And Yoruba language rank is 49. The language which is at the higher position has maximum number of native speakers. If you want to know the number of native speakers then go to Swahili vs Yoruba.

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