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Yoruba and Irish


Irish and Yoruba


Countries

Countries
Benin, Nigeria   
European Union, Ireland   

Total No. Of Countries
2   
13
2   
13

National Language
Nigeria   
Ireland   

Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries   
Ireland   

Speaking Continents
Africa   
Europe   

Minority Language
Africa, Brazil, Togo, United Kingdom, United States of America   
United Kingdom   

Regulated By
Yoruba Academy   
Foras na Gaeilge   

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 Irish language, there are no exact words for "yes" or "no".
  • There are different set of numbers for counting humans and another set for counting non-humans in Irish Language.
  

Similar To
Owo and Itsekiri languages   
Not Available   

Derived From
Not Available   
Not Available   

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
29   
11
18   
1

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
12   
9
5   
2

How Many Consonants
17   
7
13   
3

Scripts
Latin   
Latin   

Writing Direction
Not Available   
Left-To-Right, Horizontal   

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
3   
2
5   
4

Time Taken to Learn
30 weeks   
9
36 weeks   
10

Greetings

Hello
Ẹ n lẹ   
Dia dhuit   

Thank You
e dupe   
Go raibh maith agat   

How Are You?
Bawo ni o se wa   
Conas atá tú ?   

Good Night
Kasun layọ o   
Oíche mhaith   

Good Evening
ka a ale   
Tráthnóna maith duit   

Good Afternoon
e kaasan   
Tráthnóna maith duit   

Good Morning
e kaaro   
Dia dhuit ar maidin   

Please
Jowo   
le do thoil   

Sorry
binu   
Tá brón orm   

Bye
bye   
Slán   

I Love You
mo nifẹ rẹ   
Is breá liom thú   

Excuse Me
mo tọrọ gafara   
Gabh mo leithscéal   

Dialects

Dialect 1
Itsekiri   
Connacht Irish   

Where They Speak
Nigeria   
Connacht   

How Many People Speak
500,000.00   
34
Not Available   

Dialect 2
Ede   
Munster Irish   

Where They Speak
Benin, Togo   
Munster   

How Many People Speak
800,000.00   
27
Not Available   

Dialect 3
Ulukwumi   
Ulster Irish   

Where They Speak
Nigeria   
Ulster   

How Many People Speak
10,000.00   
34
Not Available   

Total No. Of Dialects
20   
18
4   
4

How Many People Speak

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

Speaking Population
0.42 %   
32
Not Available   

Native Speakers
28.00 million   
29
0.14 million   
99+

Second Language Speakers
Not Available   
1.65 million   
35

Native Name
Yorùbá   
Gaeilge (na hÉireann) / An Ghaeilge   

Alternative Names
Yariba, Yooba   
Erse, Gaeilge, Gaelic Irish   

French Name
yoruba   
irlandais moyen   

German Name
Yoruba-Sprache   
Mittelirisch   

Pronunciation
Not Available   
[ˈɡeːlʲɟə]   

Ethnicity
Yoruba people   
Irish people   

History

Origin
4 BC   
c. 750   

Language Family
Niger-Congo Family   
Indo-European Family   

Subgroup
Western Sudanic   
Celtic   

Branch
Kwa   
Goidelic   

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
No early forms   
Primitive Irish, Old Irish, Middle Irish, Classical Irish, Irish   

Standard Forms
Yorùbá   
An Caighdeán Oifigiúil   

Language Position
49   
36
Not Available   

Signed Forms
Yoruba Sign Language   
Irish Sign Language   

Scope
Individual   
Individual   

Code

ISO 639 1
yo   
ga   

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
yor   
gle   

ISO 639 2/B
yor   
gle   

ISO 639 3
yor   
gle   

ISO 639 6
Not Available   
Not Available   

Glottocode
yoru1245   
iris1253   

Linguasphere
No data available   
50-AAA   

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living   
Living   

Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Verb-Object   
Verb-Subject-Object   

Language Morphological Typology
Analytic, Isolating   
Fusional   

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

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Yoruba and Irish Speaking population

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

Yoruba and Irish Language Codes

Yoruba and Irish language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Yoruba and Irish Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.

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