Yoruba and Sundanese
Countries
Benin, Nigeria
West Java
National Language
Nigeria
Indonesia
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.
- The Sundanese language is second most widely spoken regional language in Indonesia.
Similar To
Owo and Itsekiri languages
Madurese and Malay Languages
Derived From
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Alphabets in
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Sundanese-Alphabets.jpg#200
Scripts
Latin
Latin, Sundanese
Writing Direction
Not Available
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Language Levels
Not Available
Time Taken to Learn
Not Available
How Are You?
Bawo ni o se wa
Kumaha kabarna?
Good Night
Kasun layọ o
Wilujeng kulem
Good Evening
ka a ale
Wilujeng wengi
Good Afternoon
e kaasan
Wilujeng siang
Good Morning
e kaaro
Wilujeng énjing
I Love You
mo nifẹ rẹ
Abdi bogoh ka anjeun
Excuse Me
mo tọrọ gafara
Punten
Dialect 1
Itsekiri
Western dialect
Where They Speak
Nigeria
Banten
How Many People Speak
Not Available
Dialect 2
Ede
Northern dialect
Where They Speak
Benin, Togo
Bogor
How Many People Speak
Not Available
Dialect 3
Ulukwumi
Priangan dialect
Where They Speak
Nigeria
Bandung
How Many People Speak
Not Available
Native Name
Yorùbá
Not Available
Alternative Names
Yariba, Yooba
Priangan, Sunda
French Name
yoruba
soundanais
German Name
Yoruba-Sprache
Sundanesisch
Pronunciation
Not Available
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Ethnicity
Yoruba people
Sundanese, Bantenese, Cirebonese, Badui
Origin
4 BC
5th century AD
Language Family
Niger-Congo Family
Austronesian Family
Subgroup
Western Sudanic
Indonesian
Early Forms
No early forms
No early forms
Standard Forms
Yorùbá
Sundanese
Language Position
Not Available
Signed Forms
Yoruba Sign Language
Not Available
Scope
Individual
Individual
ISO 639 6
Not Available
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Glottocode
yoru1245
sund1251
Linguasphere
No data available
No data available
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Verb-Object
Subject-Verb-Object
Language Morphological Typology
Analytic, Isolating
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All Yoruba and Sundanese 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 Sundanese dialects. Various dialects of Yoruba and Sundanese language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Yoruba are spoken in different Yoruba Speaking Countries whereas Sundanese Dialects are spoken in different Sundanese speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Yoruba vs Sundanese Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Yoruba dialects include: Itsekiri, Ede. Sundanese dialects include: Western dialect , Northern dialect. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.
Yoruba and Sundanese Speaking population
Yoruba and Sundanese speaking population is one of the factors based on which Yoruba and Sundanese languages can be compared. The total count of Yoruba and Sundanese Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Yoruba language is 0.42 % whereas the percentage of people speaking Sundanese language is 0.57 %. 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 Sundanese on Yoruba vs Sundanese where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.
Yoruba and Sundanese Language Codes
Yoruba and Sundanese language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Yoruba and Sundanese Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.
