Cebuano and Yoruba
Countries
Philippines
Benin, Nigeria
National Language
Philippines
Nigeria
Second Language
Philippines
Not spoken in any of the countries
Speaking Continents
Asia
Africa
Minority Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
Africa, Brazil, Togo, United Kingdom, United States of America
Regulated By
Visayan Academy of Arts and Letters
Yoruba Academy
Interesting Facts
- About one-fifth of the population of the philippines speak cebuano and are second largest ethnolinguistic group in the country.
- Cebuano contains many words of Spanish origin.
- 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
Hiligaynon Language
Owo and Itsekiri languages
Derived From
Island of Cebu
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Alphabets in
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Yoruba-Alphabet.jpg#200
How Are You?
Kumusta man ka?
Bawo ni o se wa
Good Night
Maayong Gabii
Kasun layọ o
Good Evening
Maayong Gabii
ka a ale
Good Afternoon
Maayong Hapon
e kaasan
Good Morning
Maayong Buntag
e kaaro
I Love You
Gihigugma ko ikaw
mo nifẹ rẹ
Excuse Me
Ekskyus mi
mo tọrọ gafara
Dialect 1
Boholano
Itsekiri
Where They Speak
Bohol
Nigeria
Dialect 2
Southern Kana
Ede
Where They Speak
southern Leyte
Benin, Togo
Dialect 3
North Kana
Ulukwumi
Where They Speak
northern part of Leyte
Nigeria
Native Name
Visayan
Yorùbá
Alternative Names
Binisaya, Bisayan, Sebuano, Sugbuanon, Sugbuhanon, Visayan
Yariba, Yooba
French Name
cebuano
yoruba
German Name
Cebuano
Yoruba-Sprache
Pronunciation
[sɛbuˈɑno]
[jòɾùbá]
Ethnicity
Cebuano people
Yoruba people
Language Family
Austronesian Family
Niger-Congo Family
Subgroup
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Western Sudanic
Early Forms
No early forms
No early forms
Standard Forms
Standard Cebuano
Yorùbá
Signed Forms
Cebuano Sign Language
Yoruba Sign Language
Scope
Individual
Individual
ISO 639 1
No data Available
yo
Glottocode
cebu1242
yoru1245
Linguasphere
No data Available
No data available
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
Verb-Subject-Object
Subject-Verb-Object
Language Morphological Typology
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Analytic, Isolating
All Cebuano 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 Cebuano and Yoruba dialects. Various dialects of Cebuano and Yoruba language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Cebuano are spoken in different Cebuano Speaking Countries whereas Yoruba Dialects are spoken in different Yoruba speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Cebuano vs Yoruba Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Cebuano dialects include: Boholano, Southern Kana. Yoruba dialects include: Itsekiri , Ede. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.
Cebuano and Yoruba Speaking population
Cebuano and Yoruba speaking population is one of the factors based on which Cebuano and Yoruba languages can be compared. The total count of Cebuano and Yoruba Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Cebuano language is 0.32 % 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 Cebuano and Yoruba on Cebuano vs Yoruba where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.
Cebuano and Yoruba Language Codes
Cebuano and Yoruba language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Cebuano and Yoruba Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.