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Yoruba and Kannada


Kannada and Yoruba


Countries

Countries
Benin, Nigeria   
India, Karnataka, India   

Total No. Of Countries
2   
13
1   
14

National Language
Nigeria   
Karnataka, India   

Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries   
Goa   

Speaking Continents
Africa   
Asia   

Minority Language
Africa, Brazil, Togo, United Kingdom, United States of America   
Andra Pradesh, Goa, kerala, Maharashtra, Tamil Nadu, Telangana   

Regulated By
Yoruba Academy   
Various academies and the Government of Karnataka   

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.
  
  • Kannada is the third oldest language after Sanskrit and Tamil of India
  • Kannada language is only Indian language which got maximum i.e. 8 GyanaPeetha Awards.
  

Similar To
Owo and Itsekiri languages   
Telugu   

Derived From
Not Available   
Sanskrit Language   

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
29   
11
49   
29

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
12   
9
14   
11

How Many Consonants
17   
7
35   
25

Scripts
Latin   
Kannada Script   

Writing Direction
Not Available   
Left-To-Right, Horizontal   

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
3   
2
5   
4

Time Taken to Learn
30 weeks   
9
44 weeks   
11

Greetings

Hello
Ẹ n lẹ   
ಹಲೋ (Halō)   

Thank You
e dupe   
ಧನ್ಯವಾದಗಳು (Dhan'yavādagaḷu)   

How Are You?
Bawo ni o se wa   
ನೀವು ಹೇಗಿದ್ದೀರಿ? (Nīvu hēgiddīri?)   

Good Night
Kasun layọ o   
ಶುಭ ರಾತ್ರಿ (Śubha rātri)   

Good Evening
ka a ale   
ಶುಭ ಸಂಜೆ (Śubha san̄je)   

Good Afternoon
e kaasan   
ಉತ್ತಮ ಮಧ್ಯಾಹ್ನ (Uttama madhyāhna)   

Good Morning
e kaaro   
ಶುಭೋದಯ (Śubhōdaya)   

Please
Jowo   
ದಯವಿಟ್ಟು (Dayaviṭṭu)   

Sorry
binu   
ಕ್ಷಮಿಸಿ (Kṣamisi)   

Bye
bye   
ಬೈ (Bai)   

I Love You
mo nifẹ rẹ   
ನಾನು ನಿನ್ನ ಪ್ರೀತಿಸುತ್ತೇನೆ (Nānu ninna prītisuttēne)   

Excuse Me
mo tọrọ gafara   
ಕ್ಷಮಿಸಿ (kshamisi)   

Dialects

Dialect 1
Itsekiri   
Badaga   

Where They Speak
Nigeria   
Tamil Nadu, The Nilgiris   

How Many People Speak
500,000.00   
34
540,000.00   
33

Dialect 2
Ede   
Urali   

Where They Speak
Benin, Togo   
kerala   

How Many People Speak
800,000.00   
27
6,440.00   
99+

Dialect 3
Ulukwumi   
Kurumba   

Where They Speak
Nigeria   
Andra Pradesh, Karnataka, Tamil Nadu   

How Many People Speak
10,000.00   
34
220,000.00   
23

Total No. Of Dialects
20   
18
20   
18

How Many People Speak

How Many People Speak?
30.00 million   
36
49.00 million   
29

Speaking Population
0.42 %   
32
0.58 %   
26

Native Speakers
28.00 million   
29
38.00 million   
26

Second Language Speakers
Not Available   
11.00 million   
21

Native Name
Yorùbá   
ಕನ್ನಡ (kannaḍa)   

Alternative Names
Yariba, Yooba   
Banglori, Canarese, Havyaka, Kanarese, Madrassi   

French Name
yoruba   
kannada   

German Name
Yoruba-Sprache   
Kannada   

Pronunciation
Not Available   
[ˈkʌnnəɖɑː]   

Ethnicity
Yoruba people   
Kannadiga   

History

Origin
4 BC   
c. 450   

Language Family
Niger-Congo Family   
Dravidian Family   

Subgroup
Western Sudanic   
Not Available   

Branch
Kwa   
Not Available   

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
No early forms   
Old Kannada, Kannada   

Standard Forms
Yorùbá   
Modern Kannada   

Language Position
49   
36
31   
25

Signed Forms
Yoruba Sign Language   
Indian Signing System (ISS)   

Scope
Individual   
Individual   

Code

ISO 639 1
yo   
kn   

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
yor   
kan   

ISO 639 2/B
yor   
kan   

ISO 639 3
yor   
kan   

ISO 639 6
Not Available   
Not Available   

Glottocode
yoru1245   
nucl1305   

Linguasphere
No data available   
No data available   

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living   
Living   

Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Verb-Object   
Not Available   

Language Morphological Typology
Analytic, Isolating   
Not Available   

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

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Yoruba and Kannada Speaking population

Yoruba and Kannada speaking population is one of the factors based on which Yoruba and Kannada languages can be compared. The total count of Yoruba and Kannada Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Yoruba language is 0.42 % whereas the percentage of people speaking Kannada language is 0.58 %. 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 Kannada on Yoruba vs Kannada where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.

Yoruba and Kannada Language Codes

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

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