Filipino 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
Komisyon sa Wikang Filipino
Yoruba Academy
Interesting Facts
- "Filipino" was officially declared as national language by the constitution in 1987.
- "Filipino" is the official name of Tagalog, or synonym of it.
- 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
Tagalog Language
Owo and Itsekiri languages
Derived From
Spanish Language
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Alphabets in
Filipino-Alphabets.jpg#200
Yoruba-Alphabet.jpg#200
How Are You?
Kumusta
Bawo ni o se wa
Good Night
magandang gabi
Kasun layọ o
Good Evening
Magandang gabi
ka a ale
Good Afternoon
Magandang hapon
e kaasan
Good Morning
Magandang umaga
e kaaro
Sorry
pinagsisisihan
binu
I Love You
Mahal kita
mo nifẹ rẹ
Excuse Me
patawarin ninyo ako
mo tọrọ gafara
Where They Speak
Philippines
Nigeria
Where They Speak
Philippines
Benin, Togo
Where They Speak
Philippines
Nigeria
Native Name
filipino
Yorùbá
Alternative Names
Pilipino
Yariba, Yooba
French Name
filipino; pilipino
yoruba
German Name
Pilipino
Yoruba-Sprache
Pronunciation
[ˌfɪl.ɪˈpiː.no]
[jòɾùbá]
Ethnicity
Filipino people
Yoruba people
Language Family
Austronesian Family
Niger-Congo Family
Subgroup
-
Western Sudanic
Early Forms
No early forms
No early forms
Standard Forms
Filipino
Yorùbá
Signed Forms
Filipino Sign Language
Yoruba Sign Language
Scope
Individual
Individual
ISO 639 1
No Data Available
yo
Glottocode
fili1244
yoru1245
Linguasphere
No Data Available
No data available
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
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Subject-Verb-Object
Language Morphological Typology
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Analytic, Isolating
All Filipino 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 Filipino and Yoruba dialects. Various dialects of Filipino and Yoruba language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Filipino are spoken in different Filipino Speaking Countries whereas Yoruba Dialects are spoken in different Yoruba speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Filipino vs Yoruba Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Filipino dialects include: Bikol, Hiligaynon. Yoruba dialects include: Itsekiri , Ede. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.
Filipino and Yoruba Speaking population
Filipino and Yoruba speaking population is one of the factors based on which Filipino and Yoruba languages can be compared. The total count of Filipino and Yoruba Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Filipino language is 1.74 % 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 Filipino and Yoruba on Filipino vs Yoruba where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.
Filipino and Yoruba Language Codes
Filipino and Yoruba language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Filipino and Yoruba Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.