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Yoruba and Galician


Galician and Yoruba


Countries

Countries
Benin, Nigeria   
Galicia   

Total No. Of Countries
2   
13
1   
14

National Language
Nigeria   
Galicia   

Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries   
Not spoken in any of the countries   

Speaking Continents
Africa   
Europe   

Minority Language
Africa, Brazil, Togo, United Kingdom, United States of America   
Not spoken in any of the countries   

Regulated By
Yoruba Academy   
Royal Galician Academy (Real Academia Galega)   

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.
  
  • In Galician language, there are no compound tenses.
  • The earliest document in Galician language was written in 1228 which was legal charter for a municipality of Galicia.
  

Similar To
Owo and Itsekiri languages   
Portuguese Language   

Derived From
Not Available   
Latin   

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
29   
11
23   
5

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
12   
9
7   
4

How Many Consonants
17   
7
19   
9

Scripts
Latin   
Latin   

Writing Direction
Not Available   
Left-To-Right, Horizontal   

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
3   
2
Not Available   

Time Taken to Learn
30 weeks   
9
Not Available   

Greetings

Hello
Ẹ n lẹ   
Ola   

Thank You
e dupe   
Grazas   

How Are You?
Bawo ni o se wa   
Que tal estás?   

Good Night
Kasun layọ o   
Boas noites   

Good Evening
ka a ale   
Boa tarde   

Good Afternoon
e kaasan   
Boa tarde   

Good Morning
e kaaro   
Bos días   

Please
Jowo   
Por favor   

Sorry
binu   
Síntoo!   

Bye
bye   
Adeus   

I Love You
mo nifẹ rẹ   
Ámote   

Excuse Me
mo tọrọ gafara   
Perdoe!   

Dialects

Dialect 1
Itsekiri   
Eastern Galician   

Where They Speak
Nigeria   
East Galicia   

How Many People Speak
500,000.00   
34
Not Available   

Dialect 2
Ede   
Central Galician   

Where They Speak
Benin, Togo   
Central Galicia   

How Many People Speak
800,000.00   
27
Not Available   

Dialect 3
Ulukwumi   
Western Galician   

Where They Speak
Nigeria   
West Galicia   

How Many People Speak
10,000.00   
34
Not Available   

Total No. Of Dialects
20   
18
3   
3

How Many People Speak

How Many People Speak?
30.00 million   
36
2.40 million   
99+

Speaking Population
0.42 %   
32
Not Available   

Native Speakers
28.00 million   
29
2.40 million   
99+

Native Name
Yorùbá   
Galego   

Alternative Names
Yariba, Yooba   
Galego, Gallego   

French Name
yoruba   
galicien   

German Name
Yoruba-Sprache   
Galicisch   

Pronunciation
Not Available   
[ɡaˈleɣo]   

Ethnicity
Yoruba people   
Not Available   

History

Origin
4 BC   
c. 1175   

Language Family
Niger-Congo Family   
Indo-European Family   

Subgroup
Western Sudanic   
Not Available   

Branch
Kwa   
Not Available   

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
No early forms   
Medieval Galician   

Standard Forms
Yorùbá   
Galician   

Language Position
49   
36
Not Available   

Signed Forms
Yoruba Sign Language   
Not Available   

Scope
Individual   
Individual   

Code

ISO 639 1
yo   
gl   

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
yor   
glg   

ISO 639 2/B
yor   
glg   

ISO 639 3
yor   
glg   

ISO 639 6
Not Available   
Not Available   

Glottocode
yoru1245   
gali1258   

Linguasphere
No data available   
51-AAA-ab   

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living   
Living   

Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Verb-Object   
Not Available   

Language Morphological Typology
Analytic, Isolating   
Not Available   

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All Yoruba and Galician 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 Galician dialects. Various dialects of Yoruba and Galician language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Yoruba are spoken in different Yoruba Speaking Countries whereas Galician Dialects are spoken in different Galician speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Yoruba vs Galician Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Yoruba dialects include: Itsekiri, Ede. Galician dialects include: Eastern Galician , Central Galician. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.

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Yoruba and Galician Speaking population

Yoruba and Galician speaking population is one of the factors based on which Yoruba and Galician languages can be compared. The total count of Yoruba and Galician Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Yoruba language is 0.42 % whereas the percentage of people speaking Galician 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 Galician on Yoruba vs Galician where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.

Yoruba and Galician Language Codes

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