Countries
Benin, Nigeria
  
South Africa
  
National Language
Nigeria
  
South Africa
  
Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
  
Lesotho, South Africa
  
Speaking Continents
Africa
  
Africa
  
Minority Language
Africa, Brazil, Togo, United Kingdom, United States of America
  
Botswana, Lesotho
  
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.
  
- Xhosa has 15 click sounds, borrowed from the khoi-khoi and san languages of the South Africa.
- The same sequence of consonants and vowels can have different meaning when said with different tones, so Xhosa is tonal.
  
Similar To
Owo and Itsekiri languages
  
Zulu, Swazi, and Ndebele
  
Derived From
Not Available
  
Khoi-Khoi and San Languages
  
Alphabets in
Yoruba-Alphabet.jpg#200
  
Xhosa-Alphabets.jpg#200
  
Phonology
  
  
Scripts
Latin
  
Latin
  
Writing Direction
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Hard to Learn
  
  
Hello
Ẹ n lẹ
  
Molo
  
Thank You
e dupe
  
Ndiyabulela
  
How Are You?
Bawo ni o se wa
  
Unjani
  
Good Night
Kasun layọ o
  
Ulale kakuhle
  
Good Evening
ka a ale
  
Ubusuku obuhle
  
Good Afternoon
e kaasan
  
Uben' emva kwemini entle
  
Good Morning
e kaaro
  
Molo
  
Please
Jowo
  
Ndicela
  
Sorry
binu
  
Ndicela uxolo
  
Bye
bye
  
Uhambe/Usale kakuhle
  
I Love You
mo nifẹ rẹ
  
Ndiyakuthanda
  
Excuse Me
mo tọrọ gafara
  
Uxolo
  
Dialect 1
Itsekiri
  
Gcaleka
  
Where They Speak
Nigeria
  
South Africa
  
How Many People Speak
Not Available
  
Dialect 2
Ede
  
Thembu
  
Where They Speak
Benin, Togo
  
South Africa
  
How Many People Speak
Not Available
  
Dialect 3
Ulukwumi
  
Hlubi
  
Where They Speak
Nigeria
  
South Africa
  
How Many People Speak
Not Available
  
How Many People Speak?
30.00 million
  
36
20.00 million
  
99+
Native Speakers
28.00 million
  
29
8.20 million
  
99+
Second Language Speakers
Not Available
  
11.00 million
  
21
Native Name
Yorùbá
  
isiXhosa
  
Alternative Names
Yariba, Yooba
  
“Cauzuh” (pej.), Isixhosa, Koosa, Xosa
  
French Name
yoruba
  
xhosa
  
German Name
Yoruba-Sprache
  
Xhosa-Sprache
  
Pronunciation
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Ethnicity
Yoruba people
  
amaXhosa, amaBhaca
  
Origin
4 BC
  
16th 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
  
isiXhosa
  
Language Position
Not Available
  
Signed Forms
Yoruba Sign Language
  
Signed Xhosa
  
Scope
Individual
  
Individual
  
ISO 639 1
yo
  
xh
  
ISO 639 2
  
  
ISO 639 2/T
yor
  
xho
  
ISO 639 2/B
yor
  
xho
  
ISO 639 3
yor
  
xho
  
ISO 639 6
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Glottocode
yoru1245
  
xhos1239
  
Linguasphere
No data available
  
99-AUT-fa
  
Types of Language
  
  
Language Type
Living
  
Living
  
Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Verb-Object
  
Subject-Verb-Object
  
Language Morphological Typology
Analytic, Isolating
  
Not Available
  
All Yoruba and Xhosa 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 Xhosa dialects. Various dialects of Yoruba and Xhosa language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Yoruba are spoken in different Yoruba Speaking Countries whereas Xhosa Dialects are spoken in different Xhosa speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Yoruba vs Xhosa Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Yoruba dialects include: Itsekiri, Ede. Xhosa dialects include: Gcaleka , Thembu. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.
Yoruba and Xhosa Speaking population
Yoruba and Xhosa speaking population is one of the factors based on which Yoruba and Xhosa languages can be compared. The total count of Yoruba and Xhosa Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Yoruba language is 0.42 % whereas the percentage of people speaking Xhosa language is 0.11 %. 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 Xhosa on Yoruba vs Xhosa where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.
Yoruba and Xhosa Language Codes
Yoruba and Xhosa language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Yoruba and Xhosa Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.