Countries
Cyprus, European Union, Greece
Benin, Nigeria
National Language
Albania, Cyprus, Egypt, France, Greece, Italy, Romania, Turkey, Ukraine
Nigeria
Second Language
Roman Empire
Not spoken in any of the countries
Speaking Continents
Asia, Europe
Africa
Minority Language
Albania, Armenia, Australia, Hungary, Italy, Romania, Turkey, Ukraine
Africa, Brazil, Togo, United Kingdom, United States of America
Regulated By
Center for the Greek language (Κέντρον Ελληνικής Γλώσσας)
Yoruba Academy
Interesting Facts
- Greek is the longest documented language of all the Indo-European Langauges.
- The official language of education in the Roman Empire was Greek.
- 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
Armenian
Owo and Itsekiri languages
Alphabets in
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Scripts
Arabic, Latin
Latin
Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
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Hello
γεια σας (geia sas)
Ẹ n lẹ
Thank You
ευχαριστώ (ef̱charistó̱)
e dupe
How Are You?
πώς είσαι (pó̱s eísai)
Bawo ni o se wa
Good Night
Καληνυχτα (Kali̱nychta)
Kasun layọ o
Good Evening
καλησπέρα (kali̱spéra)
ka a ale
Good Afternoon
Καλὸ ἀπόγευμα (Kaló apóyevma)
e kaasan
Good Morning
καλημέρα (kali̱méra)
e kaaro
Please
παρακαλώ (parakaló̱)
Jowo
Sorry
συγνώμη (sygnó̱mi̱)
binu
I Love You
Σε αγαπώ (Se agapó̱)
mo nifẹ rẹ
Excuse Me
Με συγχωρείτε! (Me synhoríte)
mo tọrọ gafara
Dialect 1
Cappadocian Greek
Itsekiri
Where They Speak
Greece
Nigeria
Where They Speak
Italy
Benin, Togo
Dialect 3
Mariupol
Ulukwumi
Where They Speak
Ukraine
Nigeria
Native Name
ελληνικά
Yorùbá
Alternative Names
Ellinika, Graecae, Grec, Greco, Neo-Hellenic, Romaic
Yariba, Yooba
French Name
grec moderne (après 1453)
yoruba
German Name
Neugriechisch
Yoruba-Sprache
Pronunciation
[eliniˈka]
[jòɾùbá]
Ethnicity
Greeks or Hellenes
Yoruba people
Language Family
Indo-European Family
Niger-Congo Family
Subgroup
Hellenic
Western Sudanic
Early Forms
Proto-Greek, Mycenaean Greek, Ancient Greek, Koine Greek and Medieval Greek
No early forms
Standard Forms
Modern Greek
Yorùbá
Signed Forms
Greek Sign Language
Yoruba Sign Language
Scope
Individual
Individual
Glottocode
gree1276
yoru1245
Linguasphere
56-AAA-a
No data available
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Verb-Object
Subject-Verb-Object
Language Morphological Typology
Fusional, Synthetic
Analytic, Isolating
All Greek 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 Greek and Yoruba dialects. Various dialects of Greek and Yoruba language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Greek are spoken in different Greek Speaking Countries whereas Yoruba Dialects are spoken in different Yoruba speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Greek vs Yoruba Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Greek dialects include: Cappadocian Greek, Griko. Yoruba dialects include: Itsekiri , Ede. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.
Greek and Yoruba Speaking population
Greek and Yoruba speaking population is one of the factors based on which Greek and Yoruba languages can be compared. The total count of Greek and Yoruba Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Greek language is 0.18 % 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 Greek and Yoruba on Greek vs Yoruba where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.
Greek and Yoruba Language Codes
Greek and Yoruba language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Greek and Yoruba Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.