Yoruba and Khasi
Countries
Benin, Nigeria
Meghalaya
National Language
Nigeria
Bangladesh, India
Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
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Speaking Continents
Africa
Asia
Minority Language
Africa, Brazil, Togo, United Kingdom, United States of America
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Regulated By
Yoruba Academy
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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.
- Khasi language contain a large number of loanwords from Bengali and Hindi Languages.
- There is significant dialectal variation in khasi language, since several dialects have only partial mutual intelligibility.
Similar To
Owo and Itsekiri languages
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Derived From
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Alphabets in
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Scripts
Latin
Bengali, Latin
Writing Direction
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Language Levels
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Time Taken to Learn
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How Are You?
Bawo ni o se wa
Kumno phi long?
Good Night
Kasun layọ o
thia sukh
Good Evening
ka a ale
babha janmiet
Good Afternoon
e kaasan
babha noph-phai-sngi
Good Morning
e kaaro
khublei
I Love You
mo nifẹ rẹ
ieit ieit
Excuse Me
mo tọrọ gafara
map a nga
Where They Speak
Nigeria
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How Many People Speak
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Where They Speak
Benin, Togo
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How Many People Speak
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Dialect 3
Ulukwumi
Cherrapunji
Where They Speak
Nigeria
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How Many People Speak
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Speaking Population
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Native Name
Yorùbá
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Alternative Names
Yariba, Yooba
Kahasi, Kassi, Khasa, Khashi, Khasiyas, Khuchia
German Name
Yoruba-Sprache
Khasi-Sprache
Pronunciation
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Ethnicity
Yoruba people
Khasi people
Origin
4 BC
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Language Family
Niger-Congo Family
Austroasiatic Family
Subgroup
Western Sudanic
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Early Forms
No early forms
No Early Forms
Standard Forms
Yorùbá
Khasi
Language Position
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Signed Forms
Yoruba Sign Language
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Scope
Individual
Individual
ISO 639 1
yo
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ISO 639 6
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Glottocode
yoru1245
khas1269
Linguasphere
No data available
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Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Verb-Object
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Language Morphological Typology
Analytic, Isolating
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All Yoruba and Khasi 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 Khasi dialects. Various dialects of Yoruba and Khasi language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Yoruba are spoken in different Yoruba Speaking Countries whereas Khasi Dialects are spoken in different Khasi speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Yoruba vs Khasi Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Yoruba dialects include: Itsekiri, Ede. Khasi dialects include: Bhoi , Nonglung. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.
Yoruba and Khasi Speaking population
Yoruba and Khasi speaking population is one of the factors based on which Yoruba and Khasi languages can be compared. The total count of Yoruba and Khasi Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Yoruba language is 0.42 % whereas the percentage of people speaking Khasi 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 Khasi on Yoruba vs Khasi where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.
Yoruba and Khasi Language Codes
Yoruba and Khasi language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Yoruba and Khasi Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.