Yoruba and Sanskrit
Countries
Benin, Nigeria
India
National Language
Nigeria
India
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.
- Sanskrit language has highest number of vocabularies than any other language.
- Sanskrit Language has proved to help in speech therapy, also it increases concentration and helps to learn maths and science better.
Similar To
Owo and Itsekiri languages
Old German Language
Derived From
Not Available
Prakrit Language
Alphabets in
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Writing Direction
Not Available
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Hello
Ẹ n lẹ
नमस्कारः (namaskāraḥ)
Thank You
e dupe
धन्यवादाः (dhanyawādāh)
How Are You?
Bawo ni o se wa
कथमस्ति भवान् (kathamasti bhawān)
Good Night
Kasun layọ o
शुभरात्री (shubharātrī)
Good Evening
ka a ale
शुभः सायंकालः
Good Afternoon
e kaasan
शुभ दुपार
Good Morning
e kaaro
सुप्रभातम् (suprabhātam)
Please
Jowo
कृपया (kripayā)
Sorry
binu
कृपया क्षम्यताम् (kripayā kshamyatām)
Bye
bye
पुनः मिलामः(punah milamah)
I Love You
mo nifẹ rẹ
त्वामनुरजामि (twāmanurajāmi)
Excuse Me
mo tọrọ gafara
कृपया क्षम्यताम् (kripayā kshamyatām)
Dialect 1
Itsekiri
Not present
Where They Speak
Nigeria
Not Available
How Many People Speak
Not Available
Dialect 2
Ede
Not present
Where They Speak
Benin, Togo
Not Available
How Many People Speak
Not Available
Dialect 3
Ulukwumi
Not present
Where They Speak
Nigeria
Not Available
How Many People Speak
Not Available
Speaking Population
Not Available
Native Name
Yorùbá
संस्कृतम् (saṃskṛtam)
Alternative Names
Yariba, Yooba
Not Available
French Name
yoruba
sanskrit
German Name
Yoruba-Sprache
Sanskrit
Pronunciation
Not Available
[səmskr̩t̪əm]
Ethnicity
Yoruba people
Not Available
Language Family
Niger-Congo Family
Indo-European Family
Subgroup
Western Sudanic
Indo-Iranian
Early Forms
No early forms
Vedic Sanskrit
Standard Forms
Yorùbá
Sanskrit
Language Position
Not Available
Signed Forms
Yoruba Sign Language
Not Available
Scope
Individual
Individual
ISO 639 6
Not Available
Not Available
Glottocode
yoru1245
sans1269
Linguasphere
No data available
No data available
Language Type
Living
Ancient
Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Verb-Object
Subject-Object-Verb
Language Morphological Typology
Analytic, Isolating
Synthetic
All Yoruba and Sanskrit 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 Sanskrit dialects. Various dialects of Yoruba and Sanskrit language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Yoruba are spoken in different Yoruba Speaking Countries whereas Sanskrit Dialects are spoken in different Sanskrit speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Yoruba vs Sanskrit Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Yoruba dialects include: Itsekiri, Ede. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.
Yoruba and Sanskrit Speaking population
Yoruba and Sanskrit speaking population is one of the factors based on which Yoruba and Sanskrit languages can be compared. The total count of Yoruba and Sanskrit Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Yoruba language is 0.42 % whereas the percentage of people speaking Sanskrit 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 Sanskrit on Yoruba vs Sanskrit where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.
Yoruba and Sanskrit Language Codes
Yoruba and Sanskrit language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Yoruba and Sanskrit Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.