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Catalan and Yoruba


Yoruba and Catalan


Countries

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

Total No. Of Countries
6  
9
2  
13

National Language
Andorra, France, Italy, Spain  
Nigeria  

Second Language
Spain  
Not spoken in any of the countries  

Speaking Continents
Europe  
Africa  

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

Regulated By
Institut d'Estudis Catalans, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua, National Languages Committee  
Yoruba Academy  

Interesting Facts
  • 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.
  
  • 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.
  

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

Derived From
Latin  
-  

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
27  
9
29  
11

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
5  
2
12  
9

How Many Consonants
23  
13
17  
7

Scripts
Latin  
Latin  

Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal  
-  

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
5  
4
3  
2

Time Taken to Learn
24 weeks  
6
30 weeks  
10

Greetings

Hello
Hola  
Ẹ n lẹ  

Thank You
Gràcies  
e dupe  

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

Good Night
Bona nit  
Kasun layọ o  

Good Evening
Bona nit  
ka a ale  

Good Afternoon
Bona tarda  
e kaasan  

Good Morning
Bon dia  
e kaaro  

Please
Sisplau  
Jowo  

Sorry
Perdó!  
binu  

Bye
Adéu  
bye  

I Love You
T'estimo  
mo nifẹ rẹ  

Excuse Me
Dispensi!  
mo tọrọ gafara  

Dialects

Dialect 1
Caló  
Itsekiri  

Where They Speak
France, Portugal, Spain  
Nigeria  

How Many People Speak
440,000.00  
99+
500,000.00  
99+

Dialect 2
Valencian  
Ede  

Where They Speak
Spain  
Benin, Togo  

How Many People Speak
2,400,000.00  
99+
800,000.00  
99+

Dialect 3
Ribagorçan  
Ulukwumi  

Where They Speak
Spain  
Nigeria  

How Many People Speak
4,000,000.00  
40
10,000.00  
99+

Total No. Of Dialects
8  
8
20  
18

How Many People Speak

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

Speaking Population
0.12 %  
99+
0.42 %  
34

Native Speakers
4.10 million  
99+
28.00 million  
29

Second Language Speakers
5.10 million  
99+
30.00 million  
26

Native Name
català  
Yorùbá  

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

French Name
catalan; valencien  
yoruba  

German Name
Katalanisch  
Yoruba-Sprache  

Pronunciation
[kətəˈɫa] (EC) ~ [kataˈɫa] (WC)  
[jòɾùbá]  

Ethnicity
Catalan people  
Yoruba people  

History

Origin
c. 1028  
4 BC  

Language Family
Indo-European Family  
Niger-Congo Family  

Subgroup
Romance  
Western Sudanic  

Branch
-  
Kwa  

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
Old Catalan  
No early forms  

Standard Forms
Standard Catalan, Standard Valencian  
Yorùbá  

Language Position
32  
30
49  
99+

Signed Forms
Signed Catalan  
Yoruba Sign Language  

Scope
Individual  
Individual  

Code

ISO 639 1
ca  
yo  

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
cat  
yor  

ISO 639 2/B
cat  
yor  

ISO 639 3
cat  
yor  

ISO 639 6
cat  
yor  

Glottocode
stan1289  
yoru1245  

Linguasphere
51-AAA-e  
No data available  

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living  
Living  

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

Language Morphological Typology
-  
Analytic, Isolating  

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All Catalan and Yoruba Dialects

Most languages have dialects where each dialect differ from other dialect with respect to grammar and vocabulary. Here you will get to know all Catalan and Yoruba dialects. Various dialects of Catalan and Yoruba language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Catalan are spoken in different Catalan Speaking Countries whereas Yoruba Dialects are spoken in different Yoruba speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Catalan vs Yoruba Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Catalan dialects include: Caló, Valencian. Yoruba dialects include: Itsekiri , Ede. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.

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Catalan and Yoruba Speaking population

Catalan and Yoruba speaking population is one of the factors based on which Catalan and Yoruba languages can be compared. The total count of Catalan and Yoruba Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Catalan language is 0.12 % whereas the percentage of people speaking Yoruba language is 0.42 %. When we compare the speaking population of any two languages we get to know which of two languages is more popular. Find more details about how many people speak Catalan and Yoruba on Catalan vs Yoruba where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.

Catalan and Yoruba Language Codes

Catalan and Yoruba language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Catalan and Yoruba Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.

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