Madurese and Yoruba
Countries
East Java, Island of Madura, North Java, Sapudi Islands, Singapore
Benin, Nigeria
National Language
Indonesia, Island of Madura
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
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Yoruba Academy
Interesting Facts
- There is unique pronunciation system in the Madurese language.
- Madurese was first written using Javanese Alphabets.
- 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
Malay and Javanese Languages
Owo and Itsekiri languages
Alphabets in
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Yoruba-Alphabet.jpg#200
Thank You
matur nuwun
e dupe
How Are You?
piye kabare?
Bawo ni o se wa
Good Night
wengi sing apik
Kasun layọ o
Good Evening
Sugeng sọnten
ka a ale
Good Afternoon
Sugeng siang
e kaasan
Good Morning
Sugeng énjing
e kaaro
Sorry
Nyuwun pangapunten
binu
I Love You
Kula tresna panjengan
mo nifẹ rẹ
Excuse Me
Nuwun séwu
mo tọrọ gafara
Dialect 1
Kangean
Itsekiri
Where They Speak
Indonesia
Nigeria
Where They Speak
Indonesia
Benin, Togo
Dialect 3
Bangkalan
Ulukwumi
Where They Speak
Indonesia
Nigeria
Native Name
Madurese
Yorùbá
Alternative Names
Basa Mathura, Madhura, Madura
Yariba, Yooba
French Name
madourais
yoruba
German Name
Maduresisch
Yoruba-Sprache
Pronunciation
[madura]
[jòɾùbá]
Ethnicity
Madurese
Yoruba people
Origin
8th Century AD
4 BC
Language Family
Austronesian Family
Niger-Congo Family
Subgroup
Indonesian
Western Sudanic
Early Forms
No early forms
No early forms
Standard Forms
Madurese
Yorùbá
Signed Forms
Madurese Sign Language
Yoruba Sign Language
Scope
Individual
Individual
ISO 639 1
No data Available
yo
Glottocode
madu1247
yoru1245
Linguasphere
No data available
No data available
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
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Subject-Verb-Object
Language Morphological Typology
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Analytic, Isolating
All Madurese 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 Madurese and Yoruba dialects. Various dialects of Madurese and Yoruba language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Madurese are spoken in different Madurese Speaking Countries whereas Yoruba Dialects are spoken in different Yoruba speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Madurese vs Yoruba Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Madurese dialects include: Kangean, Bawean. Yoruba dialects include: Itsekiri , Ede. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.
Madurese and Yoruba Speaking population
Madurese and Yoruba speaking population is one of the factors based on which Madurese and Yoruba languages can be compared. The total count of Madurese and Yoruba Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Madurese language is 0.23 % 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 Madurese and Yoruba on Madurese vs Yoruba where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.
Madurese and Yoruba Language Codes
Madurese and Yoruba language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Madurese and Yoruba Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.