Yoruba and Tagalog
Countries
Benin, Nigeria
Philippines
National Language
Nigeria
Philippines
Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
Filipinos
Speaking Continents
Africa
Asia, Australia
Minority Language
Africa, Brazil, Togo, United Kingdom, United States of America
Australia, Canada, Guam, Hong Kong, New Zealand, Singapore, United Kingdom
Regulated By
Yoruba Academy
Komisyon sa Wikang Filipino, National Languages Committee
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.
- In 1593, "Doctrina Christiana" was first book written in two versions of Tagalog.
- The name "Tagalog" means "native to" and "river". "Tagalog"is derived from taga ilog, which means "inhabitants of the river".
Similar To
Owo and Itsekiri languages
Filipino, Cebuano and Spanish Languages
Derived From
Not Available
Not Available
Alphabets in
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Tagalog-Alphabets.jpg#200
Writing Direction
Not Available
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Thank You
e dupe
Salamat po
How Are You?
Bawo ni o se wa
Kamusta ka na?
Good Night
Kasun layọ o
Magandang gabi
Good Evening
ka a ale
Magandang gabi po
Good Afternoon
e kaasan
Magandang hapon po
Good Morning
e kaaro
Magandang umaga po
Sorry
binu
pinagsisisihan
I Love You
mo nifẹ rẹ
Iniibig kita
Excuse Me
mo tọrọ gafara
Ipagpaumanhin ninyo ako
Dialect 1
Itsekiri
Batangas Tagalog
Where They Speak
Nigeria
Batangas, Gabon
How Many People Speak
Not Available
Where They Speak
Benin, Togo
Philippines
How Many People Speak
Not Available
Dialect 3
Ulukwumi
Filipino
Where They Speak
Nigeria
Philippines
Second Language Speakers
Not Available
Native Name
Yorùbá
Tagalog
Alternative Names
Yariba, Yooba
Filipino, Pilipino
French Name
yoruba
tagalog
German Name
Yoruba-Sprache
Tagalog
Pronunciation
Not Available
[tɐˈɡaːloɡ]
Ethnicity
Yoruba people
Tagalog people
Language Family
Niger-Congo Family
Austronesian Family
Subgroup
Western Sudanic
Indonesian
Early Forms
No early forms
Proto-Philippine, Old Tagalog, Classical Tagalog, Tagalog
Standard Forms
Yorùbá
Filipino
Signed Forms
Yoruba Sign Language
Not Available
Scope
Individual
Individual
ISO 639 6
Not Available
Not Available
Glottocode
yoru1245
taga1269
Linguasphere
No data available
31-CKA
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Verb-Object
Object-Verb-Subject, Subject-Verb-Object, Verb-Object-Subject, Verb-Subject-Object
Language Morphological Typology
Analytic, Isolating
Not Available
All Yoruba and Tagalog 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 Tagalog dialects. Various dialects of Yoruba and Tagalog language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Yoruba are spoken in different Yoruba Speaking Countries whereas Tagalog Dialects are spoken in different Tagalog speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Yoruba vs Tagalog Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Yoruba dialects include: Itsekiri, Ede. Tagalog dialects include: Batangas Tagalog , Bisalog. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.
Yoruba and Tagalog Speaking population
Yoruba and Tagalog speaking population is one of the factors based on which Yoruba and Tagalog languages can be compared. The total count of Yoruba and Tagalog Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Yoruba language is 0.42 % whereas the percentage of people speaking Tagalog language is 0.42 %. 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 Tagalog on Yoruba vs Tagalog where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.
Yoruba and Tagalog Language Codes
Yoruba and Tagalog language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Yoruba and Tagalog Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.