Countries
Benin, Nigeria
  
Andra Pradesh, India, Telangana, Yanam
  
National Language
Nigeria
  
Andra Pradesh, India
  
Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
  
Karnataka
  
Speaking Continents
Africa
  
Asia
  
Minority Language
Africa, Brazil, Togo, United Kingdom, United States of America
  
Andaman and Nicobar Islands, Chhattisgarh, Karnataka, Maharashtra, Odisha, Puducherry, Tamil Nadu
  
Regulated By
Yoruba Academy
  
Telugu Academy and Official Language Commission of Government of Andhra Pradesh
  
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.
  
- Telugu is the only language in the Eastern world that has every single word that ends with a vowel sound. Telugu language is called "Italian of the East".
- Telugu is one of the oldest language in India which is 2,400 years old.
  
Similar To
Owo and Itsekiri languages
  
Tamil
  
Derived From
Not Available
  
Sanskrit Language
  
Alphabets in
Yoruba-Alphabet.jpg#200
  
Telugu-Alphabets.jpg#200
  
Phonology
  
  
Scripts
Latin
  
Telugu Script
  
Writing Direction
Not Available
  
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
  
Hard to Learn
  
  
Hello
Ẹ n lẹ
  
హలో (Halō)
  
Thank You
e dupe
  
ధన్యవాదాలు (Dhan'yavādālu)
  
How Are You?
Bawo ni o se wa
  
నువ్వు ఎలా ఉన్నావు? (Nuvvu elā unnāvu?)
  
Good Night
Kasun layọ o
  
శుభ రాత్రి (Śubha rātri)
  
Good Evening
ka a ale
  
శుభ సాయంత్రం (Śubha sāyantraṁ)
  
Good Afternoon
e kaasan
  
శుభ మద్యాహ్నం (Śubha madyāhnaṁ)
  
Good Morning
e kaaro
  
శుభోదయం (Śubhōdayaṁ)
  
Please
Jowo
  
దయచేసి (Dayacēsi)
  
Sorry
binu
  
క్షమించాలి (Kṣamin̄cāli)
  
Bye
bye
  
బై (Bai)
  
I Love You
mo nifẹ rẹ
  
నేను నిన్ను ప్రేమిస్తున్నాను (Nēnu ninnu prēmistunnānu)
  
Excuse Me
mo tọrọ gafara
  
క్షమించండి (Kṣamin̄caṇḍi)
  
Dialect 1
Itsekiri
  
Waddar
  
Where They Speak
Nigeria
  
Andra Pradesh, Karnataka, Maharashtra
  
Dialect 2
Ede
  
Chenchu
  
Where They Speak
Benin, Togo
  
Andra Pradesh, Karnataka, Orissa
  
Dialect 3
Ulukwumi
  
Manna-Dora
  
Where They Speak
Nigeria
  
Andra Pradesh, Tamil Nadu
  
How Many People Speak?
30.00 million
  
36
80.00 million
  
20
Native Speakers
28.00 million
  
29
75.00 million
  
14
Second Language Speakers
Not Available
  
5.00 million
  
29
Native Name
Yorùbá
  
తెలుగు (telugu)
  
Alternative Names
Yariba, Yooba
  
Andhra, Gentoo, Tailangi, Telangire, Telegu, Telgi, Tengu, Terangi, Tolangan
  
French Name
yoruba
  
télougou
  
German Name
Yoruba-Sprache
  
Telugu-Sprache
  
Pronunciation
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Ethnicity
Yoruba people
  
Telugu people
  
Origin
4 BC
  
c. 575
  
Language Family
Niger-Congo Family
  
Dravidian Family
  
Subgroup
Western Sudanic
  
Not Available
  
Branch
Kwa
  
Not Available
  
Language Forms
  
  
Early Forms
No early forms
  
Early Telugu epigraphy
  
Standard Forms
Yorùbá
  
Telugu
  
Signed Forms
Yoruba Sign Language
  
Not Available
  
Scope
Individual
  
Individual
  
ISO 639 1
yo
  
te
  
ISO 639 2
  
  
ISO 639 2/T
yor
  
tel
  
ISO 639 2/B
yor
  
tel
  
ISO 639 3
yor
  
tel
  
ISO 639 6
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Glottocode
yoru1245
  
telu1262
  
Linguasphere
No data available
  
No data available
  
Types of Language
  
  
Language Type
Living
  
Living
  
Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Verb-Object
  
Subject-Object-Verb
  
Language Morphological Typology
Analytic, Isolating
  
Not Available
  
Yoruba and Telugu 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 Telugu greetings helps you to understand basic phrases in Yoruba and Telugu language. Yoruba word for "Hello" is Ẹ n lẹ or Telugu word for "Thank You" is ధన్యవాదాలు (Dhan'yavādālu). Find more of such common Yoruba Greetings and Telugu Greetings. These greetings will help you to be more confident when conversing with natives that speak these languages.
Yoruba vs Telugu Difficulty
The Yoruba vs Telugu difficulty level basically depends on the number of Yoruba Alphabets and Telugu 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 Telugu are the origin, speaking countries, language family, different greetings, speaking population of these languages. Want to know in Yoruba and Telugu, which language is harder to learn? Time required to learn Yoruba is 30 weeks while to learn Telugu time required is 44 weeks.