Yoruba and Yoruba
Countries
Benin, Nigeria
Benin, Nigeria
National Language
Nigeria
Nigeria
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
Africa, Brazil, Togo, United Kingdom, United States of America
Regulated By
Yoruba Academy
Yoruba Academy
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.
- 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.
Similar To
Owo and Itsekiri languages
Owo and Itsekiri languages
Derived From
Not Available
Not Available
Alphabets in
Yoruba-Alphabet.jpg#200
Yoruba-Alphabet.jpg#200
Writing Direction
Not Available
Not Available
How Are You?
Bawo ni o se wa
Bawo ni o se wa
Good Night
Kasun layọ o
Kasun layọ o
Good Evening
ka a ale
ka a ale
Good Afternoon
e kaasan
e kaasan
Good Morning
e kaaro
e kaaro
I Love You
mo nifẹ rẹ
mo nifẹ rẹ
Excuse Me
mo tọrọ gafara
mo tọrọ gafara
Dialect 1
Itsekiri
Itsekiri
Where They Speak
Nigeria
Nigeria
Where They Speak
Benin, Togo
Benin, Togo
Dialect 3
Ulukwumi
Ulukwumi
Where They Speak
Nigeria
Nigeria
Native Name
Yorùbá
Yorùbá
Alternative Names
Yariba, Yooba
Yariba, Yooba
French Name
yoruba
yoruba
German Name
Yoruba-Sprache
Yoruba-Sprache
Pronunciation
Not Available
Not Available
Ethnicity
Yoruba people
Yoruba people
Language Family
Niger-Congo Family
Niger-Congo Family
Subgroup
Western Sudanic
Western Sudanic
Early Forms
No early forms
No early forms
Standard Forms
Yorùbá
Yorùbá
Signed Forms
Yoruba Sign Language
Yoruba Sign Language
Scope
Individual
Individual
ISO 639 6
Not Available
Not Available
Glottocode
yoru1245
yoru1245
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
Analytic, Isolating
All Yoruba and Yoruba 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 Yoruba dialects. Various dialects of Yoruba and Yoruba language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Yoruba are spoken in different Yoruba Speaking Countries whereas Yoruba Dialects are spoken in different Yoruba speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Yoruba vs Yoruba Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Yoruba dialects include: Itsekiri, Ede. Yoruba dialects include: Itsekiri , Ede. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.
Yoruba and Yoruba Speaking population
Yoruba and Yoruba speaking population is one of the factors based on which Yoruba and Yoruba languages can be compared. The total count of Yoruba and Yoruba Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Yoruba language is 0.42 % whereas the percentage of people speaking Yoruba 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 Yoruba on Yoruba vs Yoruba where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.
Yoruba and Yoruba Language Codes
Yoruba and Yoruba language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Yoruba and Yoruba Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.