Countries
Belgium, Benin, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cameroon, Canada, Central African Republic, Chad, Comoros, Congo, Cote d'Ivoire, Djibouti, Equatorial Guinea, France, Gabon, Guernesey, Guinea, Haiti, Italy, Jersey, Luxembourg, Madagascar, Mali, Mauritius, Monaco, Niger, Rwanda, Senegal, Seychelles, Switzerland, Togo, Vanuatu
Benin, Nigeria
National Language
France
Nigeria
Second Language
Africa, Canada
Not spoken in any of the countries
Speaking Continents
Africa, Australia, Europe, North America, Oceania, Pacific, South America
Africa
Minority Language
Brazil, Cambodia, United States of America, Vietnam
Africa, Brazil, Togo, United Kingdom, United States of America
Regulated By
Académie française (French Academy), Office québécois de la langue française
Yoruba Academy
Interesting Facts
- French is the only language, with English, that is taught in every country of the world.
- French is the top language in Culinary Scene.
- 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
Italian Language
Owo and Itsekiri languages
Alphabets in
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Yoruba-Alphabet.jpg#200
Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
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How Are You?
Comment allez-vous?
Bawo ni o se wa
Good Night
bonne Nuit
Kasun layọ o
Good Evening
bonsoir
ka a ale
Good Afternoon
bon Après-Midi
e kaasan
Good Morning
Bonjour
e kaaro
Please
S'il vous plaît
Jowo
I Love You
Je t'aime
mo nifẹ rẹ
Excuse Me
Excuse Moi
mo tọrọ gafara
Dialect 1
Quebec French
Itsekiri
Where They Speak
New Brunswick, New England, Ontario, Quebec, Western Canada
Nigeria
Dialect 2
African French
Ede
Where They Speak
Africa
Benin, Togo
Dialect 3
Swiss French
Ulukwumi
Where They Speak
Northeast France, Switzerland
Nigeria
Native Name
français
Yorùbá
Alternative Names
Français
Yariba, Yooba
French Name
français
yoruba
German Name
Französisch
Yoruba-Sprache
Pronunciation
[fʁɑ̃sɛ]
[jòɾùbá]
Ethnicity
French people
Yoruba people
Language Family
Indo-European Family
Niger-Congo Family
Subgroup
Romance
Western Sudanic
Early Forms
Old French, Middle French and French
No early forms
Standard Forms
Standard French
Yorùbá
Signed Forms
le Français Signé (Signed French, France)
Yoruba Sign Language
Scope
Individual
Individual
Glottocode
stan1290
yoru1245
Linguasphere
51-AAA-i
No data available
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Verb-Object
Subject-Verb-Object
Language Morphological Typology
Fusional, Synthetic
Analytic, Isolating
All French 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 French and Yoruba dialects. Various dialects of French and Yoruba language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of French are spoken in different French Speaking Countries whereas Yoruba Dialects are spoken in different Yoruba speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking French vs Yoruba Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the French dialects include: Quebec French, African French. Yoruba dialects include: Itsekiri , Ede. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.
French and Yoruba Speaking population
French and Yoruba speaking population is one of the factors based on which French and Yoruba languages can be compared. The total count of French and Yoruba Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking French language is 1.12 % 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 French and Yoruba on French vs Yoruba where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.
French and Yoruba Language Codes
French and Yoruba language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. French and Yoruba Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.