Malaysian and Yoruba
Countries
Brunei, Malaysia, Singapore
Benin, Nigeria
National Language
Malaysia
Nigeria
Second Language
Indonesia
Not spoken in any of the countries
Speaking Continents
Asia
Africa
Minority Language
Thailand
Africa, Brazil, Togo, United Kingdom, United States of America
Regulated By
Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka
Yoruba Academy
Interesting Facts
- One of the most politically powerful language historically is Malaysian Language.
- Malaysian earliest known inscriptions were found in South of Sumatra way back in 683-6 AD.
- 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
Indonesian Language
Owo and Itsekiri languages
Derived From
Tamil Language
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Alphabets in
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Thank You
terima kasih
e dupe
How Are You?
Apa khabar?
Bawo ni o se wa
Good Night
Selamat Malam
Kasun layọ o
Good Evening
Selamat Petang
ka a ale
Good Afternoon
Selamat tengah hari
e kaasan
Good Morning
Selamat pagi
e kaaro
I Love You
Saya sayang kamu
mo nifẹ rẹ
Excuse Me
Maafkan saya
mo tọrọ gafara
Dialect 1
Bengkulu
Itsekiri
Where They Speak
Bengkulu Province, Sumatra
Nigeria
Where They Speak
Indonesia
Benin, Togo
Where They Speak
Indonesia
Nigeria
Native Name
Bahasa melayu
Yorùbá
Alternative Names
Bahasa Malaysia
Yariba, Yooba
French Name
malais
yoruba
German Name
Malaiisch
Yoruba-Sprache
Pronunciation
[baˈhasə malajˈsiə]
[jòɾùbá]
Ethnicity
Malaysian people
Yoruba people
Language Family
Austronesian Family
Niger-Congo Family
Subgroup
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Western Sudanic
Early Forms
Ancient Malay, Old Malay, Pre-Modern MalayClassical Malay,
No early forms
Standard Forms
Pluricentric Standard Malay
Yorùbá
Signed Forms
Malaysian Sign Language
Yoruba Sign Language
Scope
Individual
Individual
Glottocode
stan1306
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
Agglutinative
Analytic, Isolating
All Malaysian 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 Malaysian and Yoruba dialects. Various dialects of Malaysian and Yoruba language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Malaysian are spoken in different Malaysian Speaking Countries whereas Yoruba Dialects are spoken in different Yoruba speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Malaysian vs Yoruba Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Malaysian dialects include: Bengkulu, Pekal. Yoruba dialects include: Itsekiri , Ede. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.
Malaysian and Yoruba Speaking population
Malaysian and Yoruba speaking population is one of the factors based on which Malaysian and Yoruba languages can be compared. The total count of Malaysian and Yoruba Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Malaysian language is 1.16 % 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 Malaysian and Yoruba on Malaysian vs Yoruba where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.
Malaysian and Yoruba Language Codes
Malaysian and Yoruba language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Malaysian and Yoruba Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.