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Yoruba vs Galician


Galician vs Yoruba


Countries

Countries
Benin, Nigeria   
Galicia   

Total No. Of Countries
2   
13
1   
14

National Language
Nigeria   
Galicia   

Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries   
Not spoken in any of the countries   

Speaking Continents
Africa   
Europe   

Minority Language
Africa, Brazil, Togo, United Kingdom, United States of America   
Not spoken in any of the countries   

Regulated By
Yoruba Academy   
Royal Galician Academy (Real Academia Galega)   

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 Galician language, there are no compound tenses.
  • The earliest document in Galician language was written in 1228 which was legal charter for a municipality of Galicia.
  

Similar To
Owo and Itsekiri languages   
Portuguese Language   

Derived From
Not Available   
Latin   

Alphabets

Alphabets in
Yoruba-Alphabet.jpg#200   
Galician-Alphabets.jpg#200   

Alphabets
29   
11
23   
5

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
12   
9
7   
4

How Many Consonants
17   
7
19   
9

Scripts
Latin   
Latin   

Writing Direction
Not Available   
Left-To-Right, Horizontal   

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
3   
2
Not Available   

Time Taken to Learn
30 weeks   
9
Not Available   

Greetings

Hello
Ẹ n lẹ   
Ola   

Thank You
e dupe   
Grazas   

How Are You?
Bawo ni o se wa   
Que tal estás?   

Good Night
Kasun layọ o   
Boas noites   

Good Evening
ka a ale   
Boa tarde   

Good Afternoon
e kaasan   
Boa tarde   

Good Morning
e kaaro   
Bos días   

Please
Jowo   
Por favor   

Sorry
binu   
Síntoo!   

Bye
bye   
Adeus   

I Love You
mo nifẹ rẹ   
Ámote   

Excuse Me
mo tọrọ gafara   
Perdoe!   

Dialects

Dialect 1
Itsekiri   
Eastern Galician   

Where They Speak
Nigeria   
East Galicia   

How Many People Speak
500,000.00   
34
Not Available   

Dialect 2
Ede   
Central Galician   

Where They Speak
Benin, Togo   
Central Galicia   

How Many People Speak
800,000.00   
27
Not Available   

Dialect 3
Ulukwumi   
Western Galician   

Where They Speak
Nigeria   
West Galicia   

How Many People Speak
10,000.00   
34
Not Available   

Total No. Of Dialects
20   
18
3   
3

How Many People Speak

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

Speaking Population
0.42 %   
32
Not Available   

Native Speakers
28.00 million   
29
2.40 million   
99+

Native Name
Yorùbá   
Galego   

Alternative Names
Yariba, Yooba   
Galego, Gallego   

French Name
yoruba   
galicien   

German Name
Yoruba-Sprache   
Galicisch   

Pronunciation
Not Available   
[ɡaˈleɣo]   

Ethnicity
Yoruba people   
Not Available   

History

Origin
4 BC   
c. 1175   

Language Family
Niger-Congo Family   
Indo-European Family   

Subgroup
Western Sudanic   
Not Available   

Branch
Kwa   
Not Available   

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
No early forms   
Medieval Galician   

Standard Forms
Yorùbá   
Galician   

Language Position
49   
36
Not Available   

Signed Forms
Yoruba Sign Language   
Not Available   

Scope
Individual   
Individual   

Code

ISO 639 1
yo   
gl   

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
yor   
glg   

ISO 639 2/B
yor   
glg   

ISO 639 3
yor   
glg   

ISO 639 6
Not Available   
Not Available   

Glottocode
yoru1245   
gali1258   

Linguasphere
No data available   
51-AAA-ab   

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living   
Living   

Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Verb-Object   
Not Available   

Language Morphological Typology
Analytic, Isolating   
Not Available   

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Yoruba and Galician Language History

Comparison of Yoruba vs Galician language history gives us differences between origin of Yoruba and Galician language. History of Yoruba language states that this language originated in 4 BC whereas history of Galician language states that this language originated in c. 1175. 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 Galician Language History.

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Yoruba and Galician 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 Galician greetings helps you to understand basic phrases in Yoruba and Galician language. Yoruba word for "Hello" is Ẹ n lẹ or Galician word for "Thank You" is Grazas. Find more of such common Yoruba Greetings and Galician Greetings. These greetings will help you to be more confident when conversing with natives that speak these languages.

Yoruba vs Galician Difficulty

The Yoruba vs Galician difficulty level basically depends on the number of Yoruba Alphabets and Galician 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 Galician are the origin, speaking countries, language family, different greetings, speaking population of these languages. Want to know in Yoruba and Galician, which language is harder to learn? Time required to learn Yoruba is 30 weeks while to learn Galician time required is Not Available.

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