Yoruba and Hebrew
Countries
Benin, Nigeria
Israel
National Language
Nigeria
Israel
Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
Israel
Speaking Continents
Africa
Africa, Asia, Europe
Minority Language
Africa, Brazil, Togo, United Kingdom, United States of America
Poland
Regulated By
Yoruba Academy
Academy of the Hebrew Language
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.
- The original language of Bible is Hebrew.
- The men and women use different verbs in hebrew language.
Similar To
Owo and Itsekiri languages
Arabic and Aramaic languages
Derived From
Not Available
Aramaic Language
Alphabets in
Yoruba-Alphabet.jpg#200
Hebrew-Alphabets.jpg#200
Writing Direction
Not Available
Right-To-Left, Horizontal
Hello
Ẹ n lẹ
שלום (Shalom)
Thank You
e dupe
תודה (Toda)
How Are You?
Bawo ni o se wa
מה שלומך? (ma shlomxa)
Good Night
Kasun layọ o
לילה טוב (Laila tov)
Good Evening
ka a ale
ערב טוב (Erev tov)
Good Afternoon
e kaasan
אחר צהריים טובים (Achar tzahara'im tovim)
Good Morning
e kaaro
בוקר טוב (Boker tov)
Please
Jowo
בבקשה (bevekshah)
Sorry
binu
סליחה! (Slicha)
Bye
bye
להתראות (Lehitraot)
I Love You
mo nifẹ rẹ
אני אוהבת אותך (Ani ohevet otcha)
Excuse Me
mo tọrọ gafara
בבקשה!
Dialect 1
Itsekiri
Ashkenazi Hebrew
Where They Speak
Nigeria
Israel
How Many People Speak
Not Available
Dialect 2
Ede
Samaritan Hebrew
Where They Speak
Benin, Togo
Israel, Palestine
How Many People Speak
Not Available
Dialect 3
Ulukwumi
Yemenite Hebrew
Where They Speak
Nigeria
Israel
How Many People Speak
Not Available
Speaking Population
Not Available
Second Language Speakers
Not Available
Native Name
Yorùbá
עברית / עִבְרִית (ivrit)
Alternative Names
Yariba, Yooba
Israeli, Ivrit
French Name
yoruba
hébreu
German Name
Yoruba-Sprache
Hebräisch
Pronunciation
Not Available
[(ʔ)ivˈʁit] - [(ʔ)ivˈɾit]
Ethnicity
Yoruba people
Not Available
Language Family
Niger-Congo Family
Afro-Asiatic Family
Subgroup
Western Sudanic
Semitic
Early Forms
No early forms
Biblical Hebrew, Mishnaic Hebrew, Medieval Hebrew, Hebrew
Standard Forms
Yorùbá
Modern Hebrew
Signed Forms
Yoruba Sign Language
Signed Hebrew
Scope
Individual
Individual
ISO 639 6
Not Available
Not Available
Glottocode
yoru1245
hebr1246
Linguasphere
No data available
12-AAB-a
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Verb-Object
Subject-Verb-Object, Verb-Subject-Object
Language Morphological Typology
Analytic, Isolating
Fusional, Synthetic
All Yoruba and Hebrew 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 Hebrew dialects. Various dialects of Yoruba and Hebrew language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Yoruba are spoken in different Yoruba Speaking Countries whereas Hebrew Dialects are spoken in different Hebrew speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Yoruba vs Hebrew Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Yoruba dialects include: Itsekiri, Ede. Hebrew dialects include: Ashkenazi Hebrew , Samaritan Hebrew. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.
Yoruba and Hebrew Speaking population
Yoruba and Hebrew speaking population is one of the factors based on which Yoruba and Hebrew languages can be compared. The total count of Yoruba and Hebrew Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Yoruba language is 0.42 % whereas the percentage of people speaking Hebrew 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 Hebrew on Yoruba vs Hebrew where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.
Yoruba and Hebrew Language Codes
Yoruba and Hebrew language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Yoruba and Hebrew Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.
