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Yoruba and Swahili History


Swahili and Yoruba Language History


History

Origin
4 BC   
6th century   

Language Family
Niger-Congo Family   
Niger-Congo Family   

Subgroup
Western Sudanic   
Benue-Congo   

Branch
Kwa   
Bantu   

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
No early forms   
No early forms   

Standard Forms
Yorùbá   
Swahili   

Language Position
49   
36
Not Available   

Signed Forms
Yoruba Sign Language   
Not Available   

Scope
Individual   
Individual, Macrolanguage   

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Early forms of Yoruba and Swahili

The Early forms of Yoruba and Swahili explains the evolution of Yoruba and Swahili languages which is under Yoruba and Swahili history. The early forms give us the early stages of the language. By studying Yoruba and Swahili history we will understand how the Yoruba and Swahili languages were evolved and modified according to time.

  • Early forms of Yoruba: No early forms.
  • Early forms of Swahili: No early forms.
  • Standard forms of Yoruba: Yorùbá.
  • Standard forms of Swahili: Swahili.
  • Signed forms of Yoruba: Yoruba Sign Language
  • Signed forms of Swahili: Yoruba Sign Language

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Yoruba and Swahili Language Family

In Yoruba and Swahili history, you will get to know about Yoruba and Swahili language family. Go through all languages which belong to Afro-Asiatic Languages and Niger-Congo Languages and explore more about them. A language family is defined as group of languages that are derived from common ancestors. Yoruba is a part of Niger-Congo Family while Swahili is a part of Niger-Congo Family. The subgroup and branch of Yoruba is Western Sudanic and Kwa resp. The subgroup and branch of Swahili is Benue-Congo and Bantu resp. Language families are subdivided into smaller units. Scripts used by these languages also depend upon their family. Check out the scripts used in Yoruba and Swahili language on Yoruba vs Swahili alphabets. You can also find which is the most widely spoken language in the world on Most Spoken Languages.

Yoruba vs Swahili Language Rank

It’s really interesting to find out Yoruba vs Swahili language rank. Yoruba and Swahili history gives you Yoruba and Swahili language rank. The Yoruba language rank is 49. And Swahili language rank is not available. The language which is at the higher position has maximum number of native speakers. If you want to know the number of native speakers then go to Yoruba vs Swahili.

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