Hebrew and Yoruba
Countries
Israel
Benin, Nigeria
National Language
Israel
Nigeria
Second Language
Israel
Not spoken in any of the countries
Speaking Continents
Africa, Asia, Europe
Africa
Minority Language
Poland
Africa, Brazil, Togo, United Kingdom, United States of America
Regulated By
Academy of the Hebrew Language
Yoruba Academy
Interesting Facts
- The original language of Bible is Hebrew.
- The men and women use different verbs in hebrew language.
- 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
Arabic and Aramaic languages
Owo and Itsekiri languages
Derived From
Aramaic Language
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Alphabets in
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Yoruba-Alphabet.jpg#200
Writing Direction
Right-To-Left, Horizontal
Not Available
Hello
שלום (Shalom)
Ẹ n lẹ
Thank You
תודה (Toda)
e dupe
How Are You?
מה שלומך? (ma shlomxa)
Bawo ni o se wa
Good Night
לילה טוב (Laila tov)
Kasun layọ o
Good Evening
ערב טוב (Erev tov)
ka a ale
Good Afternoon
אחר צהריים טובים (Achar tzahara'im tovim)
e kaasan
Good Morning
בוקר טוב (Boker tov)
e kaaro
Please
בבקשה (bevekshah)
Jowo
Sorry
סליחה! (Slicha)
binu
Bye
להתראות (Lehitraot)
bye
I Love You
אני אוהבת אותך (Ani ohevet otcha)
mo nifẹ rẹ
Excuse Me
בבקשה!
mo tọrọ gafara
Dialect 1
Ashkenazi Hebrew
Itsekiri
Where They Speak
Israel
Nigeria
How Many People Speak
Not Available
Dialect 2
Samaritan Hebrew
Ede
Where They Speak
Israel, Palestine
Benin, Togo
How Many People Speak
Not Available
Dialect 3
Yemenite Hebrew
Ulukwumi
Where They Speak
Israel
Nigeria
How Many People Speak
Not Available
Speaking Population
Not Available
Second Language Speakers
Not Available
Native Name
עברית / עִבְרִית (ivrit)
Yorùbá
Alternative Names
Israeli, Ivrit
Yariba, Yooba
French Name
hébreu
yoruba
German Name
Hebräisch
Yoruba-Sprache
Pronunciation
[(ʔ)ivˈʁit] - [(ʔ)ivˈɾit]
Not Available
Ethnicity
Not Available
Yoruba people
Language Family
Afro-Asiatic Family
Niger-Congo Family
Subgroup
Semitic
Western Sudanic
Early Forms
Biblical Hebrew, Mishnaic Hebrew, Medieval Hebrew, Hebrew
No early forms
Standard Forms
Modern Hebrew
Yorùbá
Signed Forms
Signed Hebrew
Yoruba Sign Language
Scope
Individual
Individual
ISO 639 6
Not Available
Not Available
Glottocode
hebr1246
yoru1245
Linguasphere
12-AAB-a
No data available
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Verb-Object, Verb-Subject-Object
Subject-Verb-Object
Language Morphological Typology
Fusional, Synthetic
Analytic, Isolating
All Hebrew 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 Hebrew and Yoruba dialects. Various dialects of Hebrew and Yoruba language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Hebrew are spoken in different Hebrew Speaking Countries whereas Yoruba Dialects are spoken in different Yoruba speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Hebrew vs Yoruba Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Hebrew dialects include: Ashkenazi Hebrew, Samaritan Hebrew. Yoruba dialects include: Itsekiri , Ede. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.
Hebrew and Yoruba Speaking population
Hebrew and Yoruba speaking population is one of the factors based on which Hebrew and Yoruba languages can be compared. The total count of Hebrew and Yoruba Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Hebrew language is Not Available 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 Hebrew and Yoruba on Hebrew vs Yoruba where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.
Hebrew and Yoruba Language Codes
Hebrew and Yoruba language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Hebrew and Yoruba Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.