Yoruba and Filipino
Countries
Benin, Nigeria
Philippines
National Language
Nigeria
Philippines
Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
Philippines
Speaking Continents
Africa
Asia
Minority Language
Africa, Brazil, Togo, United Kingdom, United States of America
Not spoken in any of the countries
Regulated By
Yoruba Academy
Komisyon sa Wikang Filipino
Interesting Facts
- 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.
- "Filipino" was officially declared as national language by the constitution in 1987.
- "Filipino" is the official name of Tagalog, or synonym of it.
Similar To
Owo and Itsekiri languages
Tagalog Language
Derived From
Not Available
Spanish Language
Alphabets in
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Filipino-Alphabets.jpg#200
Writing Direction
Not Available
Not Available
How Are You?
Bawo ni o se wa
Kumusta
Good Night
Kasun layọ o
magandang gabi
Good Evening
ka a ale
Magandang gabi
Good Afternoon
e kaasan
Magandang hapon
Good Morning
e kaaro
Magandang umaga
Sorry
binu
pinagsisisihan
I Love You
mo nifẹ rẹ
Mahal kita
Excuse Me
mo tọrọ gafara
patawarin ninyo ako
Where They Speak
Nigeria
Philippines
How Many People Speak
Not Available
Where They Speak
Benin, Togo
Philippines
Where They Speak
Nigeria
Philippines
Speaking Population
Not Available
Second Language Speakers
Not Available
Native Name
Yorùbá
filipino
Alternative Names
Yariba, Yooba
Pilipino
French Name
yoruba
filipino; pilipino
German Name
Yoruba-Sprache
Pilipino
Pronunciation
Not Available
[ˌfɪl.ɪˈpiː.no]
Ethnicity
Yoruba people
Not Available
Language Family
Niger-Congo Family
Austronesian Family
Subgroup
Western Sudanic
Not Available
Early Forms
No early forms
No early forms
Standard Forms
Yorùbá
Filipino
Language Position
Not Available
Signed Forms
Yoruba Sign Language
Not Available
Scope
Individual
Individual
ISO 639 1
yo
No Data Available
ISO 639 6
Not Available
Not Available
Glottocode
yoru1245
fili1244
Linguasphere
No data available
No Data Available
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Verb-Object
Not Available
Language Morphological Typology
Analytic, Isolating
Not Available
All Yoruba and Filipino 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 Yoruba and Filipino dialects. Various dialects of Yoruba and Filipino language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Yoruba are spoken in different Yoruba Speaking Countries whereas Filipino Dialects are spoken in different Filipino speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Yoruba vs Filipino Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Yoruba dialects include: Itsekiri, Ede. Filipino dialects include: Bikol , Hiligaynon. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.
Yoruba and Filipino Speaking population
Yoruba and Filipino speaking population is one of the factors based on which Yoruba and Filipino languages can be compared. The total count of Yoruba and Filipino Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Yoruba language is 0.42 % whereas the percentage of people speaking Filipino language is Not Available. 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 Yoruba and Filipino on Yoruba vs Filipino where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.
Yoruba and Filipino Language Codes
Yoruba and Filipino language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Yoruba and Filipino Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.