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Yoruba and Irish


Countries

Countries
European Union, Ireland  
Benin, Nigeria  

Total No. Of Countries
2  
13
2  
13

National Language
Ireland  
Nigeria  

Second Language
Ireland  
Not spoken in any of the countries  

Speaking Continents
Europe  
Africa  

Minority Language
United Kingdom  
Africa, Brazil, Togo, United Kingdom, United States of America  

Regulated By
Foras na Gaeilge  
Yoruba Academy  

Interesting Facts
  • In Irish language, there are no exact words for "yes" or "no".
  • There are different set of numbers for counting humans and another set for counting non-humans in Irish 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
Scottish Gaelic and Welsh Languages  
Owo and Itsekiri languages  

Derived From
-  
-  

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
18  
1
29  
11

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
5  
2
12  
9

How Many Consonants
13  
3
17  
7

Scripts
Latin  
Latin  

Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal  
-  

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
5  
4
3  
2

Time Taken to Learn
36 weeks  
13
30 weeks  
10

Greetings

Hello
Dia dhuit  
Ẹ n lẹ  

Thank You
Go raibh maith agat  
e dupe  

How Are You?
Conas atá tú ?  
Bawo ni o se wa  

Good Night
Oíche mhaith  
Kasun layọ o  

Good Evening
Tráthnóna maith duit  
ka a ale  

Good Afternoon
Tráthnóna maith duit  
e kaasan  

Good Morning
Dia dhuit ar maidin  
e kaaro  

Please
le do thoil  
Jowo  

Sorry
Tá brón orm  
binu  

Bye
Slán  
bye  

I Love You
Is breá liom thú  
mo nifẹ rẹ  

Excuse Me
Gabh mo leithscéal  
mo tọrọ gafara  

Dialects

Dialect 1
Connacht Irish  
Itsekiri  

Where They Speak
Connacht  
Nigeria  

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

Dialect 2
Munster Irish  
Ede  

Where They Speak
Munster  
Benin, Togo  

How Many People Speak
150,000.00  
99+
800,000.00  
99+

Dialect 3
Ulster Irish  
Ulukwumi  

Where They Speak
Ulster  
Nigeria  

How Many People Speak
140,000.00  
99+
10,000.00  
99+

Total No. Of Dialects
4  
4
20  
18

How Many People Speak

How Many People Speak?
1.79 million  
99+
30.00 million  
36

Speaking Population
0.03 %  
99+
0.42 %  
34

Native Speakers
0.14 million  
99+
28.00 million  
29

Second Language Speakers
1.65 million  
99+
30.00 million  
26

Native Name
Gaeilge (na hÉireann) / An Ghaeilge  
Yorùbá  

Alternative Names
Erse, Gaeilge, Gaelic Irish  
Yariba, Yooba  

French Name
irlandais moyen  
yoruba  

German Name
Mittelirisch  
Yoruba-Sprache  

Pronunciation
[ˈɡeːlʲɟə]  
[jòɾùbá]  

Ethnicity
Irish people  
Yoruba people  

History

Origin
c. 750  
4 BC  

Language Family
Indo-European Family  
Niger-Congo Family  

Subgroup
Celtic  
Western Sudanic  

Branch
Goidelic  
Kwa  

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
Primitive Irish, Old Irish, Middle Irish, Classical Irish, Irish  
No early forms  

Standard Forms
An Caighdeán Oifigiúil  
Yorùbá  

Language Position
25  
23
49  
99+

Signed Forms
Irish Sign Language  
Yoruba Sign Language  

Scope
Individual  
Individual  

Code

ISO 639 1
ga  
yo  

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
gle  
yor  

ISO 639 2/B
gle  
yor  

ISO 639 3
gle  
yor  

ISO 639 6
gle  
yor  

Glottocode
iris1253  
yoru1245  

Linguasphere
50-AAA  
No data available  

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living  
Living  

Language Linguistic Typology
Verb-Subject-Object  
Subject-Verb-Object  

Language Morphological Typology
Fusional  
Analytic, Isolating  

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All Irish 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 Irish and Yoruba dialects. Various dialects of Irish and Yoruba language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Irish are spoken in different Irish Speaking Countries whereas Yoruba Dialects are spoken in different Yoruba speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Irish vs Yoruba Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Irish dialects include: Connacht Irish, Munster Irish. Yoruba dialects include: Itsekiri , Ede. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.

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Irish and Yoruba Speaking population

Irish and Yoruba speaking population is one of the factors based on which Irish and Yoruba languages can be compared. The total count of Irish and Yoruba Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Irish language is 0.03 % 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 Irish and Yoruba on Irish vs Yoruba where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.

Irish and Yoruba Language Codes

Irish and Yoruba language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Irish and Yoruba Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.

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