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Tagalog vs Yoruba


Yoruba vs Tagalog


Countries

Countries
Philippines  
Benin, Nigeria  

Total No. Of Countries
1  
14
2  
13

National Language
Philippines  
Nigeria  

Second Language
Filipinos  
Not spoken in any of the countries  

Speaking Continents
Asia, Australia  
Africa  

Minority Language
Australia, Canada, Guam, Hong Kong, New Zealand, Singapore, United Kingdom  
Africa, Brazil, Togo, United Kingdom, United States of America  

Regulated By
Komisyon sa Wikang Filipino, National Languages Committee  
Yoruba Academy  

Interesting Facts
  • In 1593, "Doctrina Christiana" was first book written in two versions of Tagalog.
  • The name "Tagalog" means "native to" and "river". "Tagalog"is derived from taga ilog, which means "inhabitants of the river".
  
  • 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
Filipino, Cebuano and Spanish Languages  
Owo and Itsekiri languages  

Derived From
Not Available  
Not Available  

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
25  
7
29  
11

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
5  
2
12  
9

How Many Consonants
18  
8
17  
7

Scripts
Baybayin  
Latin  

Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal  
Not Available  

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
3  
2
3  
2

Time Taken to Learn
44 weeks  
11
30 weeks  
9

Greetings

Hello
Kamusta  
Ẹ n lẹ  

Thank You
Salamat po  
e dupe  

How Are You?
Kamusta ka na?  
Bawo ni o se wa  

Good Night
Magandang gabi  
Kasun layọ o  

Good Evening
Magandang gabi po  
ka a ale  

Good Afternoon
Magandang hapon po  
e kaasan  

Good Morning
Magandang umaga po  
e kaaro  

Please
pakiusap  
Jowo  

Sorry
pinagsisisihan  
binu  

Bye
Paálam  
bye  

I Love You
Iniibig kita  
mo nifẹ rẹ  

Excuse Me
Ipagpaumanhin ninyo ako  
mo tọrọ gafara  

Dialects

Dialect 1
Batangas Tagalog  
Itsekiri  

Where They Speak
Batangas, Gabon  
Nigeria  

How Many People Speak
Not Available  
500,000.00  
34

Dialect 2
Bisalog  
Ede  

Where They Speak
Philippines  
Benin, Togo  

How Many People Speak
Not Available  
800,000.00  
27

Dialect 3
Filipino  
Ulukwumi  

Where They Speak
Philippines  
Nigeria  

How Many People Speak
90,000.00  
30
10,000.00  
34

Total No. Of Dialects
3  
3
20  
18

How Many People Speak

How Many People Speak?
73.00 million  
24
30.00 million  
36

Speaking Population
0.42 %  
32
0.42 %  
32

Native Speakers
28.00 million  
29
28.00 million  
29

Second Language Speakers
45.00 million  
13
Not Available  

Native Name
Tagalog  
Yorùbá  

Alternative Names
Filipino, Pilipino  
Yariba, Yooba  

French Name
tagalog  
yoruba  

German Name
Tagalog  
Yoruba-Sprache  

Pronunciation
[tɐˈɡaːloɡ]  
Not Available  

Ethnicity
Tagalog people  
Yoruba people  

History

Origin
1593  
4 BC  

Language Family
Austronesian Family  
Niger-Congo Family  

Subgroup
Indonesian  
Western Sudanic  

Branch
Not Available  
Kwa  

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
Proto-Philippine, Old Tagalog, Classical Tagalog, Tagalog  
No early forms  

Standard Forms
Filipino  
Yorùbá  

Language Position
58  
99+
49  
36

Signed Forms
Not Available  
Yoruba Sign Language  

Scope
Individual  
Individual  

Code

ISO 639 1
t1  
yo  

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
tgl  
yor  

ISO 639 2/B
tgl  
yor  

ISO 639 3
tg1  
yor  

ISO 639 6
Not Available  
Not Available  

Glottocode
taga1269  
yoru1245  

Linguasphere
31-CKA  
No data available  

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living  
Living  

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

Language Morphological Typology
Not Available  
Analytic, Isolating  

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Tagalog and Yoruba Language History

Comparison of Tagalog vs Yoruba language history gives us differences between origin of Tagalog and Yoruba language. History of Tagalog language states that this language originated in 1593 whereas history of Yoruba language states that this language originated in 4 BC. Family of the language also forms a part of history of that language. More on language families of these languages can be found out on Tagalog and Yoruba Language History.

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Tagalog and Yoruba Greetings

People around the world use different languages to interact with each other. Even if we cannot communicate fluently in any language, it will always be beneficial to know about some of the common greetings or phrases from that language. This is where Tagalog and Yoruba greetings helps you to understand basic phrases in Tagalog and Yoruba language. Tagalog word for "Hello" is Kamusta or Yoruba word for "Thank You" is e dupe. Find more of such common Tagalog Greetings and Yoruba Greetings. These greetings will help you to be more confident when conversing with natives that speak these languages.

Tagalog vs Yoruba Difficulty

The Tagalog vs Yoruba difficulty level basically depends on the number of Tagalog Alphabets and Yoruba Alphabets. Also the number of vowels and consonants in the language plays an important role in deciding the difficulty level of that language. The important points to be considered when we compare Tagalog and Yoruba are the origin, speaking countries, language family, different greetings, speaking population of these languages. Want to know in Tagalog and Yoruba, which language is harder to learn? Time required to learn Tagalog is 44 weeks while to learn Yoruba time required is 30 weeks.

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