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Yoruba vs Ilocano


Ilocano vs Yoruba


Countries

Countries
Benin, Nigeria   
Philippines   

Total No. Of Countries
2   
13
1   
14

National Language
Nigeria   
Philippines   

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

Speaking Continents
Africa   
Asia   

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

Regulated By
Yoruba Academy   
Commission on the Filipino Language   

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.
  
  • Ilocano was originally written with Baybayin syllabary, then gradually it was replaced by Latin alphabet.
  • Northwest Luzon is the original Ilocano homeland.
  

Similar To
Owo and Itsekiri languages   
Tagalog, Indonesian and Malaysian Languages   

Derived From
Not Available   
Not Available   

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
29   
11
32   
14

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
12   
9
6   
3

How Many Consonants
17   
7
20   
10

Scripts
Latin   
Ilokano Braille, Latin   

Writing Direction
Not Available   
Not Available   

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
3   
2
4   
3

Time Taken to Learn
30 weeks   
9
Not Available   

Greetings

Hello
Ẹ n lẹ   
Kablaaw   

Thank You
e dupe   
Agyamanak   

How Are You?
Bawo ni o se wa   
Kumusta?   

Good Night
Kasun layọ o   
Naimbag a rabii   

Good Evening
ka a ale   
Naimbag a sardam   

Good Afternoon
e kaasan   
Naimbag a malem   

Good Morning
e kaaro   
Naimbag a bigat   

Please
Jowo   
Not available   

Sorry
binu   
Agpakawanak   

Bye
bye   
Pakada   

I Love You
mo nifẹ rẹ   
Ayayatenka   

Excuse Me
mo tọrọ gafara   
Maawan-dayawen   

Dialects

Dialect 1
Itsekiri   
Balangao   

Where They Speak
Nigeria   
Philippines   

How Many People Speak
500,000.00   
34
21,000.00   
99+

Dialect 2
Ede   
Bontoc   

Where They Speak
Benin, Togo   
Philippines   

How Many People Speak
800,000.00   
27
41,000.00   
39

Dialect 3
Ulukwumi   
Not present   

Where They Speak
Nigeria   
Not present   

How Many People Speak
10,000.00   
34
Not Available   

Total No. Of Dialects
20   
18
2   
2

How Many People Speak

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

Speaking Population
0.42 %   
32
0.14 %   
99+

Native Speakers
28.00 million   
29
9.10 million   
99+

Native Name
Yorùbá   
ilokano   

Alternative Names
Yariba, Yooba   
Ilokano, Iloko   

French Name
yoruba   
ilocano   

German Name
Yoruba-Sprache   
Ilokano-Sprache   

Pronunciation
Not Available   
Not Available   

Ethnicity
Yoruba people   
Ilocano people   

History

Origin
4 BC   
18th Century   

Language Family
Niger-Congo Family   
Austronesian Family   

Subgroup
Western Sudanic   
Not Available   

Branch
Kwa   
Not Available   

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
No early forms   
No early forms   

Standard Forms
Yorùbá   
Modern Ilocano   

Language Position
49   
36
94   
99+

Signed Forms
Yoruba Sign Language   
Not Available   

Scope
Individual   
Individual   

Code

ISO 639 1
yo   
No data available   

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
yor   
ilo   

ISO 639 2/B
yor   
ilo   

ISO 639 3
yor   
ilo   

ISO 639 6
Not Available   
Not Available   

Glottocode
yoru1245   
ilok1237   

Linguasphere
No data available   
31-CBA-a   

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 Ilocano Language History

Comparison of Yoruba vs Ilocano language history gives us differences between origin of Yoruba and Ilocano language. History of Yoruba language states that this language originated in 4 BC whereas history of Ilocano language states that this language originated in 18th Century. 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 Ilocano Language History.

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

Yoruba vs Ilocano Difficulty

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

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