Yoruba and Maithili
Countries
Benin, Nigeria
India, Nepal
National Language
Nigeria
India, Nepal
Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
Nepal
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
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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.
- Earlier, Maithili language was considered as the dialect of Hindi and Bengali, however in the year 2003 Maithili achieved an independent language status in India.
- Maithili has rich literature.
Similar To
Owo and Itsekiri languages
Bhojpuri Language
Derived From
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Alphabets in
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How Many Consonants
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Writing Direction
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Language Levels
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Time Taken to Learn
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Thank You
e dupe
dhanyabad
How Are You?
Bawo ni o se wa
Aahan kehan chhi ?
Good Night
Kasun layọ o
Śubharātri
Good Evening
ka a ale
shubh sandhya
Good Afternoon
e kaasan
dopahar ke bad namaskar
Good Morning
e kaaro
Suprabhaat
I Love You
mo nifẹ rẹ
hawm ahāṃ se prem karechi
Excuse Me
mo tọrọ gafara
kripaya
Dialect 1
Itsekiri
Tharuwat
Where They Speak
Nigeria
Nepal
How Many People Speak
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Where They Speak
Benin, Togo
North India
How Many People Speak
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Dialect 3
Ulukwumi
Khortha
Where They Speak
Nigeria
Deoghar, France
How Many People Speak
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Second Language Speakers
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Native Name
Yorùbá
मैथिली (mɛtʰilī)
Alternative Names
Yariba, Yooba
Apabhramsa, Bihari, Maitili, Maitli, Methli, Tirahutia, Tirhuti, Tirhutia
French Name
yoruba
maithili
German Name
Yoruba-Sprache
Maithili
Pronunciation
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Ethnicity
Yoruba people
Maithil
Language Family
Niger-Congo Family
Indo-European Family
Subgroup
Western Sudanic
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Early Forms
No early forms
No early forms
Standard Forms
Yorùbá
Standard Maithili
Signed Forms
Yoruba Sign Language
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Scope
Individual
Individual
ISO 639 1
yo
No data available
ISO 639 6
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Glottocode
yoru1245
mait1250
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 Maithili 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 Maithili dialects. Various dialects of Yoruba and Maithili language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Yoruba are spoken in different Yoruba Speaking Countries whereas Maithili Dialects are spoken in different Maithili speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Yoruba vs Maithili Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Yoruba dialects include: Itsekiri, Ede. Maithili dialects include: Tharuwat , Madhubani. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.
Yoruba and Maithili Speaking population
Yoruba and Maithili speaking population is one of the factors based on which Yoruba and Maithili languages can be compared. The total count of Yoruba and Maithili Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Yoruba language is 0.42 % whereas the percentage of people speaking Maithili language is 0.41 %. 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 Maithili on Yoruba vs Maithili where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.
Yoruba and Maithili Language Codes
Yoruba and Maithili language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Yoruba and Maithili Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.