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Filipino vs Yoruba


Yoruba vs Filipino


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
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  
-  

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
28  
10
29  
11

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
5  
2
12  
9

How Many Consonants
23  
13
17  
7

Scripts
Latin  
Latin  

Writing Direction
-  
-  

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
3  
2
3  
2

Time Taken to Learn
44 weeks  
17
30 weeks  
10

Greetings

Hello
Kumusta  
Ẹ n lẹ  

Thank You
Salamat  
e dupe  

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  

Please
Mangyaring  
Jowo  

Sorry
pinagsisisihan  
binu  

Bye
Paalam  
bye  

I Love You
Mahal kita  
mo nifẹ rẹ  

Excuse Me
patawarin ninyo ako  
mo tọrọ gafara  

Dialects

Dialect 1
Bikol  
Itsekiri  

Where They Speak
Philippines  
Nigeria  

How Many People Speak
100,000,000.00  
7
500,000.00  
99+

Dialect 2
Hiligaynon  
Ede  

Where They Speak
Philippines  
Benin, Togo  

How Many People Speak
8,200,000.00  
39
800,000.00  
99+

Dialect 3
Waray  
Ulukwumi  

Where They Speak
Philippines  
Nigeria  

How Many People Speak
2,600,000.00  
99+
10,000.00  
99+

Total No. Of Dialects
8  
8
20  
18

How Many People Speak

How Many People Speak?
90.00 million  
17
30.00 million  
36

Speaking Population
1.74 %  
11
0.42 %  
34

Native Speakers
45.00 million  
23
28.00 million  
29

Second Language Speakers
45.00 million  
19
30.00 million  
26

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  

History

Origin
16th Century  
4 BC  

Language Family
Austronesian Family  
Niger-Congo Family  

Subgroup
-  
Western Sudanic  

Branch
-  
Kwa  

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
No early forms  
No early forms  

Standard Forms
Filipino  
Yorùbá  

Language Position
34  
32
49  
99+

Signed Forms
Filipino Sign Language  
Yoruba Sign Language  

Scope
Individual  
Individual  

Code

ISO 639 1
No Data Available  
yo  

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
fil  
yor  

ISO 639 2/B
fil  
yor  

ISO 639 3
fil  
yor  

ISO 639 6
fil  
yor  

Glottocode
fili1244  
yoru1245  

Linguasphere
No Data Available  
No data available  

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living  
Living  

Language Linguistic Typology
-  
Subject-Verb-Object  

Language Morphological Typology
-  
Analytic, Isolating  

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Filipino and Yoruba Language History

Comparison of Filipino vs Yoruba language history gives us differences between origin of Filipino and Yoruba language. History of Filipino language states that this language originated in 16th Century whereas history of Yoruba language states that this language originated in 4 BC. Family of the language also forms a part of history of that language. More on language families of these languages can be found out on Filipino and Yoruba Language History.

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Filipino and Yoruba 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 Filipino and Yoruba greetings helps you to understand basic phrases in Filipino and Yoruba language. Filipino word for "Hello" is Kumusta or Yoruba word for "Thank You" is e dupe. Find more of such common Filipino Greetings and Yoruba Greetings. These greetings will help you to be more confident when conversing with natives that speak these languages.

Filipino vs Yoruba Difficulty

The Filipino vs Yoruba difficulty level basically depends on the number of Filipino Alphabets and Yoruba 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 Filipino and Yoruba are the origin, speaking countries, language family, different greetings, speaking population of these languages. Want to know in Filipino and Yoruba, which language is harder to learn? Time required to learn Filipino is 44 weeks while to learn Yoruba time required is 30 weeks.

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