Yoruba and Japanese
Countries
Benin, Nigeria
Japan
National Language
Nigeria
Japan
Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
Not spoken in any of the countries
Speaking Continents
Africa
Asia, Pacific
Minority Language
Africa, Brazil, Togo, United Kingdom, United States of America
Palau
Regulated By
Yoruba Academy
Agency for Cultural Affairs (文化庁) at the Ministry of Education
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 Japanese Language, there are 4 different ways to address people: kun, chan, san and sama.
- There are many words in Japanese language which end with vowel letter, which determines the structure and rhythm of Japanese.
Similar To
Owo and Itsekiri languages
Korean Language
Derived From
Not Available
Not Available
Alphabets in
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Writing Direction
Not Available
Left-To-Right, Horizontal, Top-To-Bottom
Hello
Ẹ n lẹ
こんにちは (Kon'nichiwa)
Thank You
e dupe
ありがとう (Arigatō)
How Are You?
Bawo ni o se wa
お元気ですか (O genki desu ka?)
Good Night
Kasun layọ o
おやすみなさい (Oyasuminasai)
Good Evening
ka a ale
こんばんは (Konbanwa)
Good Afternoon
e kaasan
こんにちは (Konnichiwa!)
Good Morning
e kaaro
おはよう (Ohayō)
Please
Jowo
お願いします (Onegaishimasu)
Sorry
binu
ごめんなさい (Gomen'nasai)
I Love You
mo nifẹ rẹ
愛しています (Aishiteimasu)
Excuse Me
mo tọrọ gafara
すみません (Sumimasen)
Dialect 1
Itsekiri
Sanuki
Where They Speak
Nigeria
Kagawa
Where They Speak
Benin, Togo
Fukuoka
How Many People Speak
Not Available
Dialect 3
Ulukwumi
Kansai
Where They Speak
Nigeria
kansai
How Many People Speak
Not Available
Alternative Names
Yariba, Yooba
Not Available
French Name
yoruba
japonais
German Name
Yoruba-Sprache
Japanisch
Pronunciation
Not Available
/nihoɴɡo/: [nihõŋɡo], [nihõŋŋo]
Ethnicity
Yoruba people
Japanese (Yamato)
Language Family
Niger-Congo Family
Japonic Family
Subgroup
Western Sudanic
Not Available
Early Forms
No early forms
Old Japanese, Early Middle Japanese, Late Middle Japanese and Early Modern Japanese
Standard Forms
Yorùbá
Japanese
Signed Forms
Yoruba Sign Language
Signed Japanese
Scope
Individual
Individual
ISO 639 6
Not Available
Not Available
Glottocode
yoru1245
nucl1643
Linguasphere
No data available
45-CAA-a
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Verb-Object
Subject-Object-Verb
Language Morphological Typology
Analytic, Isolating
Agglutinative, Synthetic
All Yoruba and Japanese 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 Japanese dialects. Various dialects of Yoruba and Japanese language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Yoruba are spoken in different Yoruba Speaking Countries whereas Japanese Dialects are spoken in different Japanese speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Yoruba vs Japanese Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Yoruba dialects include: Itsekiri, Ede. Japanese dialects include: Sanuki , Hakata. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.
Yoruba and Japanese Speaking population
Yoruba and Japanese speaking population is one of the factors based on which Yoruba and Japanese languages can be compared. The total count of Yoruba and Japanese Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Yoruba language is 0.42 % whereas the percentage of people speaking Japanese language is 1.90 %. 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 Japanese on Yoruba vs Japanese where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.
Yoruba and Japanese Language Codes
Yoruba and Japanese language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Yoruba and Japanese Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.