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
Scripts
Latin
Telugu Script
Writing Direction
Not Available
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
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)
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
Where They Speak
Benin, Togo
Andra Pradesh, Karnataka, Orissa
Dialect 3
Ulukwumi
Manna-Dora
Where They Speak
Nigeria
Andra Pradesh, Tamil Nadu
Second Language Speakers
Not Available
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
Language Family
Niger-Congo Family
Dravidian Family
Subgroup
Western Sudanic
Not Available
Early Forms
No early forms
Early Telugu epigraphy
Standard Forms
Yorùbá
Telugu
Signed Forms
Yoruba Sign Language
Not Available
Scope
Individual
Individual
ISO 639 6
Not Available
Not Available
Glottocode
yoru1245
telu1262
Linguasphere
No data available
No data available
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.