Japanese and Yoruba
Countries
Japan
Benin, Nigeria
National Language
Japan
Nigeria
Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
Not spoken in any of the countries
Speaking Continents
Asia, Pacific
Africa
Minority Language
Palau
Africa, Brazil, Togo, United Kingdom, United States of America
Regulated By
Agency for Cultural Affairs (文化庁) at the Ministry of Education
Yoruba Academy
Interesting Facts
- In Japanese Language, there are 4 different ways to address people: kun, chan, san and sama.
- There are many words in Japanese language which end with vowel letter, which determines the structure and rhythm of Japanese.
- 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
Korean Language
Owo and Itsekiri languages
Alphabets in
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Yoruba-Alphabet.jpg#200
Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal, Top-To-Bottom
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Hello
こんにちは (Kon'nichiwa)
Ẹ n lẹ
Thank You
ありがとう (Arigatō)
e dupe
How Are You?
お元気ですか (O genki desu ka?)
Bawo ni o se wa
Good Night
おやすみなさい (Oyasuminasai)
Kasun layọ o
Good Evening
こんばんは (Konbanwa)
ka a ale
Good Afternoon
こんにちは (Konnichiwa!)
e kaasan
Good Morning
おはよう (Ohayō)
e kaaro
Please
お願いします (Onegaishimasu)
Jowo
Sorry
ごめんなさい (Gomen'nasai)
binu
I Love You
愛しています (Aishiteimasu)
mo nifẹ rẹ
Excuse Me
すみません (Sumimasen)
mo tọrọ gafara
Dialect 1
Sanuki
Itsekiri
Where They Speak
Kagawa
Nigeria
Where They Speak
Fukuoka
Benin, Togo
Dialect 3
Kansai
Ulukwumi
Where They Speak
kansai
Nigeria
Alternative Names
Nihongo
Yariba, Yooba
French Name
japonais
yoruba
German Name
Japanisch
Yoruba-Sprache
Pronunciation
/nihoɴɡo/: [nihõŋɡo], [nihõŋŋo]
[jòɾùbá]
Ethnicity
Japanese (Yamato)
Yoruba people
Language Family
Japonic Family
Niger-Congo Family
Subgroup
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Western Sudanic
Early Forms
Old Japanese, Early Middle Japanese, Late Middle Japanese and Early Modern Japanese
No early forms
Standard Forms
Japanese
Yorùbá
Signed Forms
Signed Japanese
Yoruba Sign Language
Scope
Individual
Individual
Glottocode
nucl1643
yoru1245
Linguasphere
45-CAA-a
No data available
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Object-Verb
Subject-Verb-Object
Language Morphological Typology
Agglutinative, Synthetic
Analytic, Isolating
All Japanese 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 Japanese and Yoruba dialects. Various dialects of Japanese and Yoruba language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Japanese are spoken in different Japanese Speaking Countries whereas Yoruba Dialects are spoken in different Yoruba speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Japanese vs Yoruba Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Japanese dialects include: Sanuki, Hakata. Yoruba dialects include: Itsekiri , Ede. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.
Japanese and Yoruba Speaking population
Japanese and Yoruba speaking population is one of the factors based on which Japanese and Yoruba languages can be compared. The total count of Japanese and Yoruba Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Japanese language is 1.90 % 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 Japanese and Yoruba on Japanese vs Yoruba where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.
Japanese and Yoruba Language Codes
Japanese and Yoruba language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Japanese and Yoruba Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.