Countries
Benin, Nigeria
Austria, Belgium, Germany, Italy, Liechtenstein, Luxembourg, Switzerland
National Language
Nigeria
Germany
Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
North Dakota, United States of America
Speaking Continents
Africa
Europe
Minority Language
Africa, Brazil, Togo, United Kingdom, United States of America
Czech Republic, Denmark, Former Soviet Union, France, Hungary, Italy, Namibia, Poland, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia
Regulated By
Yoruba Academy
Council for German Orthography
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.
- One of the large group of Indo-Germanic languages is German.
- The second most popular Germanic language spoken today behind English is German language.
Similar To
Owo and Itsekiri languages
Dutch, Danish, Norwegian, Swedish and English Languages
Derived From
Not Available
Albanian Languages
Alphabets in
Yoruba-Alphabet.jpg#200
German-Alphabets.jpg#200
Writing Direction
Not Available
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
How Are You?
Bawo ni o se wa
Wie geht es dir?
Good Night
Kasun layọ o
gute Nacht
Good Evening
ka a ale
guten Abend
Good Afternoon
e kaasan
guten Tag
Good Morning
e kaaro
guten Morgen
I Love You
mo nifẹ rẹ
Ich liebe dich
Excuse Me
mo tọrọ gafara
Entschuldigung
Dialect 1
Itsekiri
Swiss German
Where They Speak
Nigeria
Switzerland
Dialect 2
Ede
Swabian German
Where They Speak
Benin, Togo
Germany
Dialect 3
Ulukwumi
Texas German
Where They Speak
Nigeria
Texas
Second Language Speakers
Not Available
Native Name
Yorùbá
Deutsch
Alternative Names
Yariba, Yooba
Deutsch, Tedesco
French Name
yoruba
allemand
German Name
Yoruba-Sprache
Deutsch
Pronunciation
Not Available
[ˈdɔʏtʃ]
Ethnicity
Yoruba people
Germans
Origin
4 BC
6th Century AD
Language Family
Niger-Congo Family
Indo-European Family
Subgroup
Western Sudanic
Germanic
Early Forms
No early forms
No early forms
Standard Forms
Yorùbá
German Standard German, Swiss Standard German and Austrian Standard German
Signed Forms
Yoruba Sign Language
Signed German
Scope
Individual
Individual
ISO 639 6
Not Available
deus
Glottocode
yoru1245
high1287, uppe1397
Linguasphere
No data available
52-ACB–dl & -dm
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Verb-Object
Subject-Object-Verb, Subject-Verb-Object
Language Morphological Typology
Analytic, Isolating
Fusional, Synthetic
All Yoruba and German 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 German dialects. Various dialects of Yoruba and German language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Yoruba are spoken in different Yoruba Speaking Countries whereas German Dialects are spoken in different German speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Yoruba vs German Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Yoruba dialects include: Itsekiri, Ede. German dialects include: Swiss German , Swabian German. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.
Yoruba and German Speaking population
Yoruba and German speaking population is one of the factors based on which Yoruba and German languages can be compared. The total count of Yoruba and German Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Yoruba language is 0.42 % whereas the percentage of people speaking German language is 1.39 %. 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 German on Yoruba vs German where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.
Yoruba and German Language Codes
Yoruba and German language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Yoruba and German Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.