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Yoruba and Latvian


Latvian and Yoruba


Countries

Countries
Benin, Nigeria   
European Union, Latvia   

Total No. Of Countries
2   
13
2   
13

National Language
Nigeria   
Latvia   

Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries   
Not spoken in any of the countries   

Speaking Continents
Africa   
Europe   

Minority Language
Africa, Brazil, Togo, United Kingdom, United States of America   
Not spoken in any of the countries   

Regulated By
Yoruba Academy   
Latvian State Language Center   

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 first written form of Latvian dates from 16th century was found in religious texts.
  • The old latvian language was based on the a Gothic script.
  

Similar To
Owo and Itsekiri languages   
Lithuanian Language   

Derived From
Not Available   
Not Available   

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
29   
11
33   
15

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
12   
9
9   
6

How Many Consonants
17   
7
24   
14

Scripts
Latin   
Latin   

Writing Direction
Not Available   
Left-To-Right, Horizontal   

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
3   
2
6   
5

Time Taken to Learn
30 weeks   
9
44 weeks   
11

Greetings

Hello
Ẹ n lẹ   
Sveiki   

Thank You
e dupe   
Paldies   

How Are You?
Bawo ni o se wa   
Kā jums klājas?   

Good Night
Kasun layọ o   
Ar labunakti   

Good Evening
ka a ale   
Labvakar   

Good Afternoon
e kaasan   
Labdien   

Good Morning
e kaaro   
Labrīt   

Please
Jowo   
lūdzu   

Sorry
binu   
Piedodiet!   

Bye
bye   
Uz redzēšanos   

I Love You
mo nifẹ rẹ   
Es tevi mīlu   

Excuse Me
mo tọrọ gafara   
Piedodiet!   

Dialects

Dialect 1
Itsekiri   
Livonian   

Where They Speak
Nigeria   
Latvia   

How Many People Speak
500,000.00   
34
Not Available   

Dialect 2
Ede   
Middle Latvian   

Where They Speak
Benin, Togo   
Latvia   

How Many People Speak
800,000.00   
27
Not Available   

Dialect 3
Ulukwumi   
High Latvian   

Where They Speak
Nigeria   
France, Latvia   

How Many People Speak
10,000.00   
34
Not Available   

Total No. Of Dialects
20   
18
3   
3

How Many People Speak

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

Speaking Population
0.42 %   
32
Not Available   

Native Speakers
28.00 million   
29
1.75 million   
99+

Native Name
Yorùbá   
latviešu valoda   

Alternative Names
Yariba, Yooba   
Lettish   

French Name
yoruba   
letton   

German Name
Yoruba-Sprache   
Lettisch   

Pronunciation
Not Available   
Not Available   

Ethnicity
Yoruba people   
Latvians or Letts   

History

Origin
4 BC   
1530   

Language Family
Niger-Congo Family   
Indo-European Family   

Subgroup
Western Sudanic   
Baltic   

Branch
Kwa   
Not Available   

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
No early forms   
No early forms   

Standard Forms
Yorùbá   
Latvian   

Language Position
49   
36
Not Available   

Signed Forms
Yoruba Sign Language   
Latvian Sign Language   

Scope
Individual   
Macrolanguage   

Code

ISO 639 1
yo   
lv   

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
yor   
lav   

ISO 639 2/B
yor   
lav   

ISO 639 3
yor   
lav   

ISO 639 6
Not Available   
not Available   

Glottocode
yoru1245   
latv1249   

Linguasphere
No data available   
54-AAB-a   

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living   
Living   

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

Language Morphological Typology
Analytic, Isolating   
Synthetic   

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

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Yoruba and Latvian Speaking population

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

Yoruba and Latvian Language Codes

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