Konkani and Yoruba
Countries
India
Benin, Nigeria
National Language
India
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
Govenment of Goa
Yoruba Academy
Interesting Facts
- Fr. Thomas Stevan wrote the first book in Konkani in 1651.
- Sahitya Academy recognized konkani as a language in year 1976.
- 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
Marathi
Owo and Itsekiri languages
Derived From
Sanskrit Language
Not Available
Alphabets in
Kokani-Alphabets.jpg#200
Yoruba-Alphabet.jpg#200
Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Not Available
Thank You
Dev Borem Korum
e dupe
How Are You?
kaso assa?
Bawo ni o se wa
Good Night
Rati Boren Zavonn
Kasun layọ o
Good Evening
Sanj Borem Zavonn
ka a ale
Good Afternoon
Not Available
e kaasan
Good Morning
Dis Borem Zavonn
e kaaro
I Love You
hav tujo mog korta.
mo nifẹ rẹ
Excuse Me
upkar korxi
mo tọrọ gafara
Dialect 1
Antruz
Itsekiri
Where They Speak
Goa
Nigeria
How Many People Speak
Not Available
Dialect 2
Not present
Ede
Where They Speak
Not Available
Benin, Togo
How Many People Speak
Not Available
Dialect 3
Not present
Ulukwumi
Where They Speak
Not Available
Nigeria
How Many People Speak
Not Available
Native Name
Kōṅkaṇī
Yorùbá
Alternative Names
Konkan standard, Bankoti, Kunabi, North Konkan, Central Konkan, Concorinum, Cugani, Konkanese
Yariba, Yooba
French Name
konkani
yoruba
German Name
Konkani
Yoruba-Sprache
Pronunciation
kõkɳi
Not Available
Ethnicity
Konkanis
Yoruba people
Language Family
Indo-European Family
Niger-Congo Family
Subgroup
Not Available
Western Sudanic
Early Forms
No early forms
No early forms
Standard Forms
Kokani
Yorùbá
Language Position
Not Available
Signed Forms
Indian Signing System (ISS)
Yoruba Sign Language
Scope
Individual, Macrolanguage
Individual
ISO 639 1
No data available
yo
ISO 639 6
Not Available
Not Available
Glottocode
goan1235
yoru1245
Linguasphere
No data available
No data available
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Object-Verb
Subject-Verb-Object
Language Morphological Typology
Not Available
Analytic, Isolating
All Konkani 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 Konkani and Yoruba dialects. Various dialects of Konkani and Yoruba language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Konkani are spoken in different Konkani Speaking Countries whereas Yoruba Dialects are spoken in different Yoruba speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Konkani vs Yoruba Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Konkani dialects include: Antruz Yoruba dialects include: Itsekiri , Ede. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.
Konkani and Yoruba Speaking population
Konkani and Yoruba speaking population is one of the factors based on which Konkani and Yoruba languages can be compared. The total count of Konkani and Yoruba Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Konkani language is 0.11 % 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 Konkani and Yoruba on Konkani vs Yoruba where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.
Konkani and Yoruba Language Codes
Konkani and Yoruba language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Konkani and Yoruba Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.