Yoruba and Swahili
Countries
Benin, Nigeria
African Union, Democratic Republic of the Congo, East African Community, Kenya
National Language
Nigeria
Burundi, Kenya, Madagascar, Malawi, Mozambique, South Sudan, Tanzania
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
Chama cha Kiswahili cha Taifa (Kenya)
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.
- Swahili language has borrowed many words from Arabic language.
- The oldest written scripts in swahili language were found in 18th century.
Similar To
Owo and Itsekiri languages
Burundi, Rwanda, Malawi Languages
Derived From
Not Available
Arabic Language
Alphabets in
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Swahili-Alphabets.jpg#200
Writing Direction
Not Available
Not Available
How Are You?
Bawo ni o se wa
Habari gani?
Good Night
Kasun layọ o
Usiku mwema
Good Evening
ka a ale
Habari za jioni
Good Afternoon
e kaasan
nzuri Alasiri
Good Morning
e kaaro
Habari za asubuhi
I Love You
mo nifẹ rẹ
nakupenda
Excuse Me
mo tọrọ gafara
Samahani
Dialect 1
Itsekiri
Kiunguja
Where They Speak
Nigeria
Zanzibar island
How Many People Speak
Not Available
Where They Speak
Benin, Togo
Dar es Salaam
How Many People Speak
Not Available
Dialect 3
Ulukwumi
Kimgao
Where They Speak
Nigeria
Kilwa
How Many People Speak
Not Available
Speaking Population
Not Available
Native Name
Yorùbá
Not Available
Alternative Names
Yariba, Yooba
Kisuaheli, Kiswahili
French Name
yoruba
swahili
German Name
Yoruba-Sprache
Swahili
Pronunciation
Not Available
Not Available
Ethnicity
Yoruba people
Swahili people or Waswahili
Language Family
Niger-Congo Family
Niger-Congo Family
Subgroup
Western Sudanic
Benue-Congo
Early Forms
No early forms
No early forms
Standard Forms
Yorùbá
Swahili
Language Position
Not Available
Signed Forms
Yoruba Sign Language
Not Available
Scope
Individual
Individual, Macrolanguage
ISO 639 6
Not Available
Not Available
Glottocode
yoru1245
swah1254
Linguasphere
No data available
99-AUS-m
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Verb-Object
Not Available
Language Morphological Typology
Analytic, Isolating
Not Available
All Yoruba and Swahili 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 Swahili dialects. Various dialects of Yoruba and Swahili language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Yoruba are spoken in different Yoruba Speaking Countries whereas Swahili Dialects are spoken in different Swahili speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Yoruba vs Swahili Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Yoruba dialects include: Itsekiri, Ede. Swahili dialects include: Kiunguja , Kimrima. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.
Yoruba and Swahili Speaking population
Yoruba and Swahili speaking population is one of the factors based on which Yoruba and Swahili languages can be compared. The total count of Yoruba and Swahili Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Yoruba language is 0.42 % whereas the percentage of people speaking Swahili 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 Swahili on Yoruba vs Swahili where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.
Yoruba and Swahili Language Codes
Yoruba and Swahili language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Yoruba and Swahili Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.