Countries
Benin, Nigeria
Belgium, Benin, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cameroon, Canada, Central African Republic, Chad, Comoros, Congo, Cote d'Ivoire, Djibouti, Equatorial Guinea, France, Gabon, Guernesey, Guinea, Haiti, Italy, Jersey, Luxembourg, Madagascar, Mali, Mauritius, Monaco, Niger, Rwanda, Senegal, Seychelles, Switzerland, Togo, Vanuatu
National Language
Nigeria
France
Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
Africa, Canada
Speaking Continents
Africa
Africa, Australia, Europe, North America, Oceania, Pacific, South America
Minority Language
Africa, Brazil, Togo, United Kingdom, United States of America
Brazil, Cambodia, United States of America, Vietnam
Regulated By
Yoruba Academy
Académie française (French Academy), Office québécois de la langue française
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.
- French is the only language, with English, that is taught in every country of the world.
- French is the top language in Culinary Scene.
Similar To
Owo and Itsekiri languages
Italian Language
Derived From
Not Available
Latin
Alphabets in
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Writing Direction
Not Available
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
How Are You?
Bawo ni o se wa
Comment allez-vous?
Good Night
Kasun layọ o
bonne Nuit
Good Evening
ka a ale
bonsoir
Good Afternoon
e kaasan
bon Après-Midi
Good Morning
e kaaro
Bonjour
Please
Jowo
S'il vous plaît
I Love You
mo nifẹ rẹ
Je t'aime
Excuse Me
mo tọrọ gafara
Excuse Moi
Dialect 1
Itsekiri
Quebec French
Where They Speak
Nigeria
New Brunswick, New England, Ontario, Quebec, Western Canada
Dialect 2
Ede
African French
Where They Speak
Benin, Togo
Africa
How Many People Speak
Not Available
Dialect 3
Ulukwumi
Swiss French
Where They Speak
Nigeria
Northeast France, Switzerland
Second Language Speakers
Not Available
Native Name
Yorùbá
français
Alternative Names
Yariba, Yooba
Français
French Name
yoruba
français
German Name
Yoruba-Sprache
Französisch
Pronunciation
Not Available
[fʁɑ̃sɛ]
Ethnicity
Yoruba people
Not Available
Language Family
Niger-Congo Family
Indo-European Family
Subgroup
Western Sudanic
Romance
Early Forms
No early forms
Old French, Middle French and French
Standard Forms
Yorùbá
Standard French
Signed Forms
Yoruba Sign Language
le Français Signé (Signed French, France)
Scope
Individual
Individual
ISO 639 6
Not Available
fras
Glottocode
yoru1245
stan1290
Linguasphere
No data available
51-AAA-i
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Verb-Object
Subject-Verb-Object
Language Morphological Typology
Analytic, Isolating
Fusional, Synthetic
All Yoruba and French 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 French dialects. Various dialects of Yoruba and French language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Yoruba are spoken in different Yoruba Speaking Countries whereas French Dialects are spoken in different French speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Yoruba vs French Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Yoruba dialects include: Itsekiri, Ede. French dialects include: Quebec French , African French. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.
Yoruba and French Speaking population
Yoruba and French speaking population is one of the factors based on which Yoruba and French languages can be compared. The total count of Yoruba and French Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Yoruba language is 0.42 % whereas the percentage of people speaking French language is 1.12 %. 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 French on Yoruba vs French where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.
Yoruba and French Language Codes
Yoruba and French language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Yoruba and French Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.