Yoruba and Indonesian
Countries
Benin, Nigeria
Indonesia
National Language
Nigeria
Indonesia
Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
East Timor, Indonesia
Speaking Continents
Africa
Asia
Minority Language
Africa, Brazil, Togo, United Kingdom, United States of America
Denmark, East Timor, Netherlands
Regulated By
Yoruba Academy
Badan Pengembangan dan Pembinaan Bahasa
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 modern Indonesian language uses many loan words from Persian, Chinese and Arabic.
- In Indonesian language, spelling is phonetically precise, so that words are spelled as they sound.
Similar To
Owo and Itsekiri languages
Malay language
Derived From
Not Available
Malay and Dutch Languages
Alphabets in
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Indonesian-Alphabets.jpg#200
Writing Direction
Not Available
Not Available
Thank You
e dupe
Terima kasih
How Are You?
Bawo ni o se wa
Apa kabar?
Good Night
Kasun layọ o
Selamat Malam
Good Evening
ka a ale
Malam yang baik
Good Afternoon
e kaasan
Selamat Sore
Good Morning
e kaaro
Selamat Pagi
I Love You
mo nifẹ rẹ
Aku cinta kamu
Excuse Me
mo tọrọ gafara
Permisi
Dialect 1
Itsekiri
Sundanese
Where They Speak
Nigeria
Indonesia
Where They Speak
Benin, Togo
Bali, Indonesia, Lombok and Java, Nusa Penida
Dialect 3
Ulukwumi
Minangkabau
Where They Speak
Nigeria
Indonesia, Malaysia
Second Language Speakers
Not Available
Native Name
Yorùbá
Bahasa Melayu
Alternative Names
Yariba, Yooba
Bahasa Indonesia
French Name
yoruba
indonésien
German Name
Yoruba-Sprache
Bahasa Indonesia
Pronunciation
Not Available
Not Available
Ethnicity
Yoruba people
Indonesians
Language Family
Niger-Congo Family
Austronesian Family
Subgroup
Western Sudanic
Indonesian
Early Forms
No early forms
Old Malay
Standard Forms
Yorùbá
Indonesian
Signed Forms
Yoruba Sign Language
Sistem Isyarat Bahasa Indonesia (SIBI, "Signed Indonesian")
Scope
Individual
Individual
ISO 639 6
Not Available
Not Available
Glottocode
yoru1245
indo1316
Linguasphere
No data available
No data available
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Verb-Object
Subject-Verb-Object
Language Morphological Typology
Analytic, Isolating
Agglutinative
All Yoruba and Indonesian 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 Indonesian dialects. Various dialects of Yoruba and Indonesian language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Yoruba are spoken in different Yoruba Speaking Countries whereas Indonesian Dialects are spoken in different Indonesian speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Yoruba vs Indonesian Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Yoruba dialects include: Itsekiri, Ede. Indonesian dialects include: Sundanese , Balinese. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.
Yoruba and Indonesian Speaking population
Yoruba and Indonesian speaking population is one of the factors based on which Yoruba and Indonesian languages can be compared. The total count of Yoruba and Indonesian Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Yoruba language is 0.42 % whereas the percentage of people speaking Indonesian language is 1.16 %. 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 Indonesian on Yoruba vs Indonesian where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.
Yoruba and Indonesian Language Codes
Yoruba and Indonesian language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Yoruba and Indonesian Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.