Swahili and Yoruba
Countries
African Union, Democratic Republic of the Congo, East African Community, Kenya
Benin, Nigeria
National Language
Burundi, Kenya, Madagascar, Malawi, Mozambique, South Sudan, Tanzania
Nigeria
Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
Not spoken in any of the countries
Speaking Continents
Africa
Africa
Minority Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
Africa, Brazil, Togo, United Kingdom, United States of America
Regulated By
Chama cha Kiswahili cha Taifa (Kenya)
Yoruba Academy
Interesting Facts
- Swahili language has borrowed many words from Arabic language.
- The oldest written scripts in swahili language were found in 18th century.
- 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
Burundi, Rwanda, Malawi Languages
Owo and Itsekiri languages
Derived From
Arabic Language
Not Available
Alphabets in
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Writing Direction
Not Available
Not Available
How Are You?
Habari gani?
Bawo ni o se wa
Good Night
Usiku mwema
Kasun layọ o
Good Evening
Habari za jioni
ka a ale
Good Afternoon
nzuri Alasiri
e kaasan
Good Morning
Habari za asubuhi
e kaaro
I Love You
nakupenda
mo nifẹ rẹ
Excuse Me
Samahani
mo tọrọ gafara
Dialect 1
Kiunguja
Itsekiri
Where They Speak
Zanzibar island
Nigeria
How Many People Speak
Not Available
Where They Speak
Dar es Salaam
Benin, Togo
How Many People Speak
Not Available
Dialect 3
Kimgao
Ulukwumi
Where They Speak
Kilwa
Nigeria
How Many People Speak
Not Available
Speaking Population
Not Available
Native Name
Not Available
Yorùbá
Alternative Names
Kisuaheli, Kiswahili
Yariba, Yooba
French Name
swahili
yoruba
German Name
Swahili
Yoruba-Sprache
Pronunciation
Not Available
Not Available
Ethnicity
Swahili people or Waswahili
Yoruba people
Language Family
Niger-Congo Family
Niger-Congo Family
Subgroup
Benue-Congo
Western Sudanic
Early Forms
No early forms
No early forms
Standard Forms
Swahili
Yorùbá
Language Position
Not Available
Signed Forms
Not Available
Yoruba Sign Language
Scope
Individual, Macrolanguage
Individual
ISO 639 6
Not Available
Not Available
Glottocode
swah1254
yoru1245
Linguasphere
99-AUS-m
No data available
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
Not Available
Subject-Verb-Object
Language Morphological Typology
Not Available
Analytic, Isolating
All Swahili 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 Swahili and Yoruba dialects. Various dialects of Swahili and Yoruba language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Swahili are spoken in different Swahili Speaking Countries whereas Yoruba Dialects are spoken in different Yoruba speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Swahili vs Yoruba Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Swahili dialects include: Kiunguja, Kimrima. Yoruba dialects include: Itsekiri , Ede. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.
Swahili and Yoruba Speaking population
Swahili and Yoruba speaking population is one of the factors based on which Swahili and Yoruba languages can be compared. The total count of Swahili and Yoruba Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Swahili 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 Swahili and Yoruba on Swahili vs Yoruba where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.
Swahili and Yoruba Language Codes
Swahili and Yoruba language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Swahili and Yoruba Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.
