Countries
Benin, Nigeria
Angola, Brazil, Cape Verde, East Timor, Equatorial Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Macau, Mozambique, Portugal, São Tomé and Príncipe
National Language
Nigeria
Portugal
Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
United States of America
Speaking Continents
Africa
Africa, Asia, Australia, Europe, South America
Minority Language
Africa, Brazil, Togo, United Kingdom, United States of America
Australia, Daman and Diu, France, Germany, Goa, Italy, Japan, United States of America
Regulated By
Yoruba Academy
Academia Brasileira de Letras (Brazilian Literary Academy), Academia das Ciências de Lisboa, Classe de Letras
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.
- Portuguese language has absorbed many words from French, Italian, Arabic and also from indigenous South American and African languages.
- The first written document in Portuguese language was found in the 12th century.
Similar To
Owo and Itsekiri languages
Spanish and Galician Languages
Derived From
Not Available
Latin
Alphabets in
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Writing Direction
Not Available
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Thank You
e dupe
obrigado
How Are You?
Bawo ni o se wa
Como você está?
Good Night
Kasun layọ o
boa noite
Good Evening
ka a ale
boa Noite
Good Afternoon
e kaasan
boa Tarde
Good Morning
e kaaro
bom Dia
I Love You
mo nifẹ rẹ
Eu te amo
Excuse Me
mo tọrọ gafara
desculpe me
Dialect 1
Itsekiri
Brazilian Portuguese
Where They Speak
Nigeria
Brazil
Dialect 2
Ede
European Portuguese
Where They Speak
Benin, Togo
Portugal
Dialect 3
Ulukwumi
Daman and Diu Portuguese creole
Where They Speak
Nigeria
Daman and Diu
Second Language Speakers
Not Available
Native Name
Yorùbá
Português
Alternative Names
Yariba, Yooba
Português
French Name
yoruba
portugais
German Name
Yoruba-Sprache
Portugiesisch
Pronunciation
Not Available
[puɾtuˈɣeʃ], [poʁtuˈɡes]
Ethnicity
Yoruba people
Portuguese people or portugueses
Language Family
Niger-Congo Family
Indo-European Family
Subgroup
Western Sudanic
Romance
Early Forms
No early forms
Medieval Galician
Standard Forms
Yorùbá
Portuguese
Signed Forms
Yoruba Sign Language
Signed Portuguese
Scope
Individual
Individual
ISO 639 6
Not Available
Not Available
Glottocode
yoru1245
port1283
Linguasphere
No data available
51-AAA-a
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Verb-Object
Subject-Verb-Object
Language Morphological Typology
Analytic, Isolating
Not Available
All Yoruba and Portuguese 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 Portuguese dialects. Various dialects of Yoruba and Portuguese language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Yoruba are spoken in different Yoruba Speaking Countries whereas Portuguese Dialects are spoken in different Portuguese speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Yoruba vs Portuguese Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Yoruba dialects include: Itsekiri, Ede. Portuguese dialects include: Brazilian Portuguese , European Portuguese. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.
Yoruba and Portuguese Speaking population
Yoruba and Portuguese speaking population is one of the factors based on which Yoruba and Portuguese languages can be compared. The total count of Yoruba and Portuguese Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Yoruba language is 0.42 % whereas the percentage of people speaking Portuguese language is 3.27 %. 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 Portuguese on Yoruba vs Portuguese where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.
Yoruba and Portuguese Language Codes
Yoruba and Portuguese language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Yoruba and Portuguese Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.