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Cebuano and Yoruba


Yoruba and Cebuano


Countries

Countries
Philippines   
Benin, Nigeria   

Total No. Of Countries
1   
14
2   
13

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   
Not Available   

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
21   
3
29   
11

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
5   
2
12   
9

How Many Consonants
16   
6
17   
7

Scripts
Latin   
Latin   

Writing Direction
Not Available   
Not Available   

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
2   
1
3   
2

Time Taken to Learn
3 weeks   
1
30 weeks   
9

Greetings

Hello
Hoy   
Ẹ n lẹ   

Thank You
Salamat   
e dupe   

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   

Please
Palihug   
Jowo   

Sorry
Ikasubo ko   
binu   

Bye
Babay   
bye   

I Love You
Gihigugma ko ikaw   
mo nifẹ rẹ   

Excuse Me
Ekskyus mi   
mo tọrọ gafara   

Dialects

Dialect 1
Boholano   
Itsekiri   

Where They Speak
Bohol   
Nigeria   

How Many People Speak
Not Available   
500,000.00   
34

Dialect 2
Southern Kana   
Ede   

Where They Speak
southern Leyte   
Benin, Togo   

How Many People Speak
Not Available   
800,000.00   
27

Dialect 3
North Kana   
Ulukwumi   

Where They Speak
northern part of Leyte   
Nigeria   

How Many People Speak
Not Available   
10,000.00   
34

Total No. Of Dialects
4   
4
20   
18

How Many People Speak

How Many People Speak?
Not Available   
30.00 million   
36

Speaking Population
0.32 %   
38
0.42 %   
32

Native Speakers
21.00 million   
36
28.00 million   
29

Second Language Speakers
14.50 million   
19
Not Available   

Native Name
Visayan   
Yorùbá   

Alternative Names
Binisaya, Bisayan, Sebuano, Sugbuanon, Sugbuhanon, Visayan   
Yariba, Yooba   

French Name
cebuano   
yoruba   

German Name
Cebuano   
Yoruba-Sprache   

Pronunciation
Not Available   
Not Available   

Ethnicity
Cebuano people   
Yoruba people   

History

Origin
16th century   
4 BC   

Language Family
Austronesian Family   
Niger-Congo Family   

Subgroup
Not Available   
Western Sudanic   

Branch
Not Available   
Kwa   

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
No early forms   
No early forms   

Standard Forms
Standard Cebuano   
Yorùbá   

Language Position
62   
99+
49   
36

Signed Forms
Not Available   
Yoruba Sign Language   

Scope
Individual   
Individual   

Code

ISO 639 1
No data Available   
yo   

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
ceb   
yor   

ISO 639 2/B
ceb   
yor   

ISO 639 3
ceb   
yor   

ISO 639 6
Not Available   
Not Available   

Glottocode
cebu1242   
yoru1245   

Linguasphere
No data Available   
No data available   

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living   
Living   

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

Language Morphological Typology
Not Available   
Analytic, Isolating   

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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.

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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.

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