Ilocano and Yoruba
Countries
Philippines
Benin, Nigeria
National Language
Philippines
Nigeria
Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
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
Commission on the Filipino Language
Yoruba Academy
Interesting Facts
- Ilocano was originally written with Baybayin syllabary, then gradually it was replaced by Latin alphabet.
- Northwest Luzon is the original Ilocano homeland.
- 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, Indonesian and Malaysian Languages
Owo and Itsekiri languages
Alphabets in
Ilocano-Alphabets.jpg#200
Yoruba-Alphabet.jpg#200
Scripts
Ilokano Braille, Latin
Latin
Thank You
Agyamanak
e dupe
How Are You?
Kumusta?
Bawo ni o se wa
Good Night
Naimbag a rabii
Kasun layọ o
Good Evening
Naimbag a sardam
ka a ale
Good Afternoon
Naimbag a malem
e kaasan
Good Morning
Naimbag a bigat
e kaaro
I Love You
Ayayatenka
mo nifẹ rẹ
Excuse Me
Maawan-dayawen
mo tọrọ gafara
Dialect 1
Balangao
Itsekiri
Where They Speak
Philippines
Nigeria
Where They Speak
Philippines
Benin, Togo
Dialect 3
Not present
Ulukwumi
Where They Speak
Not present
Nigeria
Native Name
ilokano
Yorùbá
Alternative Names
Ilokano, Iloko
Yariba, Yooba
French Name
ilocano
yoruba
German Name
Ilokano-Sprache
Yoruba-Sprache
Pronunciation
[iːloˈkɑno]
[jòɾùbá]
Ethnicity
Ilocano people
Yoruba people
Language Family
Austronesian Family
Niger-Congo Family
Subgroup
-
Western Sudanic
Early Forms
No early forms
No early forms
Standard Forms
Modern Ilocano
Yorùbá
Signed Forms
Ilocano Sign Language
Yoruba Sign Language
Scope
Individual
Individual
ISO 639 1
No data available
yo
Glottocode
ilok1237
yoru1245
Linguasphere
31-CBA-a
No data available
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
-
Subject-Verb-Object
Language Morphological Typology
-
Analytic, Isolating
All Ilocano 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 Ilocano and Yoruba dialects. Various dialects of Ilocano and Yoruba language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Ilocano are spoken in different Ilocano Speaking Countries whereas Yoruba Dialects are spoken in different Yoruba speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Ilocano vs Yoruba Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Ilocano dialects include: Balangao, Bontoc. Yoruba dialects include: Itsekiri , Ede. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.
Ilocano and Yoruba Speaking population
Ilocano and Yoruba speaking population is one of the factors based on which Ilocano and Yoruba languages can be compared. The total count of Ilocano and Yoruba Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Ilocano language is 0.14 % 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 Ilocano and Yoruba on Ilocano vs Yoruba where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.
Ilocano and Yoruba Language Codes
Ilocano and Yoruba language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Ilocano and Yoruba Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.