Yoruba and Malagasy
Countries
Benin, Nigeria
Madagascar
National Language
Nigeria
Comoros, Madagascar, Mayotte
Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
Not spoken in any of the countries
Speaking Continents
Africa
Africa
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.
- Malagasy language was originated in southeast Asia, since it shares several common words and meanings with Indonesian Languages.
- About 93% of the basic vocabulary is of Malayo-Polynesian origin in Malagasy language.
Similar To
Owo and Itsekiri languages
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Derived From
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Alphabets in
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Writing Direction
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Time Taken to Learn
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Thank You
e dupe
Misaotra
How Are You?
Bawo ni o se wa
Manao ahoana!
Good Night
Kasun layọ o
Alina tsara
Good Evening
ka a ale
Manao ahoana e
Good Afternoon
e kaasan
Manao ahoana e
Good Morning
e kaaro
Maraina tsara
I Love You
mo nifẹ rẹ
Tiako ianao.
Excuse Me
mo tọrọ gafara
Azafady
Dialect 1
Itsekiri
Eastern Malagasy
Where They Speak
Nigeria
Merina
Dialect 2
Ede
Western Malagasy
Where They Speak
Benin, Togo
Sakalava
Dialect 3
Ulukwumi
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Where They Speak
Nigeria
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How Many People Speak
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How Many People Speak?
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Native Name
Yorùbá
Fiteny Malagasy
Alternative Names
Yariba, Yooba
Malagasy Sign Language
French Name
yoruba
malgache
German Name
Yoruba-Sprache
Malagassi-Sprache
Pronunciation
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Ethnicity
Yoruba people
Malagasy people
Language Family
Niger-Congo Family
Austronesian Family
Subgroup
Western Sudanic
Austronesian
Early Forms
No early forms
No early forms
Standard Forms
Yorùbá
standard Malagasy
Signed Forms
Yoruba Sign Language
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Scope
Individual
Macrolanguage
ISO 639 6
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Glottocode
yoru1245
mala1537
Linguasphere
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Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Verb-Object
Verb-Object-Subject
Language Morphological Typology
Analytic, Isolating
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All Yoruba and Malagasy 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 Malagasy dialects. Various dialects of Yoruba and Malagasy language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Yoruba are spoken in different Yoruba Speaking Countries whereas Malagasy Dialects are spoken in different Malagasy speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Yoruba vs Malagasy Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Yoruba dialects include: Itsekiri, Ede. Malagasy dialects include: Eastern Malagasy , Western Malagasy. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.
Yoruba and Malagasy Speaking population
Yoruba and Malagasy speaking population is one of the factors based on which Yoruba and Malagasy languages can be compared. The total count of Yoruba and Malagasy Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Yoruba language is 0.42 % whereas the percentage of people speaking Malagasy language is 0.28 %. 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 Malagasy on Yoruba vs Malagasy where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.
Yoruba and Malagasy Language Codes
Yoruba and Malagasy language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Yoruba and Malagasy Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.