Yoruba and Shona
Countries
Benin, Nigeria
Zimbabwe
National Language
Nigeria
Botswana, Mozambique, Zimbabwe
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.
- Shona language is tonal language.
- The African people in Zimbabwe is made of 10 ethnic groups, each speaking a different languages, shona is spoken by 60 percent of population.
Similar To
Owo and Itsekiri languages
Kalanga and Nambya Language
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
Waita zvako
How Are You?
Bawo ni o se wa
Wakadini zvako?
Good Night
Kasun layọ o
Urare zvakanaka
Good Evening
ka a ale
Manheru
Good Afternoon
e kaasan
Masikati
Good Morning
e kaaro
Mangwanani
Please
Jowo
Ndinokumbirawo
I Love You
mo nifẹ rẹ
Ndinokuda
Excuse Me
mo tọrọ gafara
Pamusoro
Where They Speak
Nigeria
Zimbabwe
How Many People Speak
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Where They Speak
Benin, Togo
southern Zimbabwe
How Many People Speak
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Dialect 3
Ulukwumi
Zezuru
Where They Speak
Nigeria
central Zimbabwe, Mashonaland
How Many People Speak
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Native Name
Yorùbá
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Alternative Names
Yariba, Yooba
Chishona, “Swina” (pej.), Zezuru
German Name
Yoruba-Sprache
Schona-Sprache
Pronunciation
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Ethnicity
Yoruba people
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Language Family
Niger-Congo Family
Niger-Congo Family
Subgroup
Western Sudanic
Benue-Congo
Early Forms
No early forms
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Standard Forms
Yorùbá
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Signed Forms
Yoruba Sign Language
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Scope
Individual
Individual
ISO 639 6
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Glottocode
yoru1245
core1255
Linguasphere
No data available
99-AUT-a
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 Shona 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 Shona dialects. Various dialects of Yoruba and Shona language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Yoruba are spoken in different Yoruba Speaking Countries whereas Shona Dialects are spoken in different Shona speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Yoruba vs Shona Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Yoruba dialects include: Itsekiri, Ede. Shona dialects include: Hwesa , Karanga. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.
Yoruba and Shona Speaking population
Yoruba and Shona speaking population is one of the factors based on which Yoruba and Shona languages can be compared. The total count of Yoruba and Shona Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Yoruba language is 0.42 % whereas the percentage of people speaking Shona language is 0.13 %. 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 Shona on Yoruba vs Shona where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.
Yoruba and Shona Language Codes
Yoruba and Shona language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Yoruba and Shona Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.