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Yoruba vs Catalan


Catalan vs Yoruba


Countries

Countries
Benin, Nigeria  
Andorra, Balearic Islands, Catalonia, Latin Union, Spain, Valencian Community  

Total No. Of Countries
2  
13
6  
9

National Language
Nigeria  
Andorra, France, Italy, Spain  

Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries  
Spain  

Speaking Continents
Africa  
Europe  

Minority Language
Africa, Brazil, Togo, United Kingdom, United States of America  
Aragon, France, Italy, Spain  

Regulated By
Yoruba Academy  
Institut d'Estudis Catalans, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua, 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.
  
  • Catalan is 6th most largely spoken Romance language.
  • Catalan went through a golden age in low middle ages, reaching a peak of maturity and cultural richness.
  

Similar To
Owo and Itsekiri languages  
Spanish Language, Occitan Language, Italian Language, French Language  

Derived From
Not Available  
Latin  

Alphabets

Alphabets in
Yoruba-Alphabet.jpg#200  
Catalan-Alpahabets.jpg#200  

Alphabets
29  
11
27  
9

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
12  
9
5  
2

How Many Consonants
17  
7
23  
13

Scripts
Latin  
Latin  

Writing Direction
Not Available  
Left-To-Right, Horizontal  

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
3  
2
5  
4

Time Taken to Learn
30 weeks  
9
24 weeks  
6

Greetings

Hello
Ẹ n lẹ  
Hola  

Thank You
e dupe  
Gràcies  

How Are You?
Bawo ni o se wa  
Com estàs?  

Good Night
Kasun layọ o  
Bona nit  

Good Evening
ka a ale  
Bona nit  

Good Afternoon
e kaasan  
Bona tarda  

Good Morning
e kaaro  
Bon dia  

Please
Jowo  
Sisplau  

Sorry
binu  
Perdó!  

Bye
bye  
Adéu  

I Love You
mo nifẹ rẹ  
T'estimo  

Excuse Me
mo tọrọ gafara  
Dispensi!  

Dialects

Dialect 1
Itsekiri  
Caló  

Where They Speak
Nigeria  
France, Portugal, Spain  

How Many People Speak
500,000.00  
34
440,000.00  
35

Dialect 2
Ede  
Valencian  

Where They Speak
Benin, Togo  
Spain  

How Many People Speak
800,000.00  
27
2,400,000.00  
19

Dialect 3
Ulukwumi  
Ribagorçan  

Where They Speak
Nigeria  
Spain  

How Many People Speak
10,000.00  
34
Not Available  

Total No. Of Dialects
20  
18
8  
8

How Many People Speak

How Many People Speak?
30.00 million  
36
9.20 million  
99+

Speaking Population
0.42 %  
32
Not Available  

Native Speakers
28.00 million  
29
4.10 million  
99+

Second Language Speakers
Not Available  
5.10 million  
28

Native Name
Yorùbá  
català  

Alternative Names
Yariba, Yooba  
Català, Catalán, Catalan-Valencian-Balear, Catalonian, Valencian  

French Name
yoruba  
catalan; valencien  

German Name
Yoruba-Sprache  
Katalanisch  

Pronunciation
Not Available  
[kətəˈɫa] (EC) ~ [kataˈɫa] (WC)  

Ethnicity
Yoruba people  
Catalan people  

History

Origin
4 BC  
c. 1028  

Language Family
Niger-Congo Family  
Indo-European Family  

Subgroup
Western Sudanic  
Romance  

Branch
Kwa  
Not Available  

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
No early forms  
Old Catalan  

Standard Forms
Yorùbá  
Standard Catalan, Standard Valencian  

Language Position
49  
36
Not Available  

Signed Forms
Yoruba Sign Language  
Signed Catalan  

Scope
Individual  
Individual  

Code

ISO 639 1
yo  
ca  

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
yor  
cat  

ISO 639 2/B
yor  
cat  

ISO 639 3
yor  
cat  

ISO 639 6
Not Available  
Not Available  

Glottocode
yoru1245  
stan1289  

Linguasphere
No data available  
51-AAA-e  

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living  
Living  

Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Verb-Object  
Subject-Verb-Object  

Language Morphological Typology
Analytic, Isolating  
Not Available  

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Yoruba and Catalan Language History

Comparison of Yoruba vs Catalan language history gives us differences between origin of Yoruba and Catalan language. History of Yoruba language states that this language originated in 4 BC whereas history of Catalan language states that this language originated in c. 1028. Family of the language also forms a part of history of that language. More on language families of these languages can be found out on Yoruba and Catalan Language History.

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Yoruba and Catalan Greetings

People around the world use different languages to interact with each other. Even if we cannot communicate fluently in any language, it will always be beneficial to know about some of the common greetings or phrases from that language. This is where Yoruba and Catalan greetings helps you to understand basic phrases in Yoruba and Catalan language. Yoruba word for "Hello" is Ẹ n lẹ or Catalan word for "Thank You" is Gràcies. Find more of such common Yoruba Greetings and Catalan Greetings. These greetings will help you to be more confident when conversing with natives that speak these languages.

Yoruba vs Catalan Difficulty

The Yoruba vs Catalan difficulty level basically depends on the number of Yoruba Alphabets and Catalan Alphabets. Also the number of vowels and consonants in the language plays an important role in deciding the difficulty level of that language. The important points to be considered when we compare Yoruba and Catalan are the origin, speaking countries, language family, different greetings, speaking population of these languages. Want to know in Yoruba and Catalan, which language is harder to learn? Time required to learn Yoruba is 30 weeks while to learn Catalan time required is 24 weeks.

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