Yoruba and Madurese
Countries
Benin, Nigeria
East Java, Island of Madura, North Java, Sapudi Islands, Singapore
National Language
Nigeria
Indonesia, Island of Madura
Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
Not spoken in any of the countries
Speaking Continents
Africa
Asia
Minority Language
Africa, Brazil, Togo, United Kingdom, United States of America
Not spoken in any of the countries
Regulated By
Yoruba Academy
Not Available
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.
- There is unique pronunciation system in the Madurese language.
- Madurese was first written using Javanese Alphabets.
Similar To
Owo and Itsekiri languages
Malay and Javanese Languages
Derived From
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Alphabets in
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Writing Direction
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Thank You
e dupe
matur nuwun
How Are You?
Bawo ni o se wa
piye kabare?
Good Night
Kasun layọ o
wengi sing apik
Good Evening
ka a ale
Sugeng sọnten
Good Afternoon
e kaasan
Sugeng siang
Good Morning
e kaaro
Sugeng énjing
Please
Jowo
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Sorry
binu
Nyuwun pangapunten
I Love You
mo nifẹ rẹ
Kula tresna panjengan
Excuse Me
mo tọrọ gafara
Nuwun séwu
Dialect 1
Itsekiri
Kangean
Where They Speak
Nigeria
Indonesia
Where They Speak
Benin, Togo
Indonesia
How Many People Speak
Not Available
Dialect 3
Ulukwumi
Bangkalan
Where They Speak
Nigeria
Indonesia
How Many People Speak
Not Available
Native Name
Yorùbá
Madurese
Alternative Names
Yariba, Yooba
Basa Mathura, Madhura, Madura
French Name
yoruba
madourais
German Name
Yoruba-Sprache
Maduresisch
Pronunciation
Not Available
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Ethnicity
Yoruba people
Madurese
Origin
4 BC
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Language Family
Niger-Congo Family
Austronesian Family
Subgroup
Western Sudanic
Indonesian
Early Forms
No early forms
No early forms
Standard Forms
Yorùbá
Madurese
Signed Forms
Yoruba Sign Language
Not Available
Scope
Individual
Individual
ISO 639 1
yo
No data Available
ISO 639 6
Not Available
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Glottocode
yoru1245
madu1247
Linguasphere
No data available
No data available
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 Madurese 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 Madurese dialects. Various dialects of Yoruba and Madurese language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Yoruba are spoken in different Yoruba Speaking Countries whereas Madurese Dialects are spoken in different Madurese speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Yoruba vs Madurese Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Yoruba dialects include: Itsekiri, Ede. Madurese dialects include: Kangean , Bawean. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.
Yoruba and Madurese Speaking population
Yoruba and Madurese speaking population is one of the factors based on which Yoruba and Madurese languages can be compared. The total count of Yoruba and Madurese Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Yoruba language is 0.42 % whereas the percentage of people speaking Madurese language is 0.23 %. 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 Madurese on Yoruba vs Madurese where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.
Yoruba and Madurese Language Codes
Yoruba and Madurese language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Yoruba and Madurese Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.