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Navajo and Yoruba


Yoruba and Navajo


Countries

Countries
United States of America  
Benin, Nigeria  

Total No. Of Countries
1  
14
2  
13

National Language
United States of America  
Nigeria  

Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries  
Not spoken in any of the countries  

Speaking Continents
North America  
Africa  

Minority Language
Not spoken in any of the countries  
Africa, Brazil, Togo, United Kingdom, United States of America  

Regulated By
-  
Yoruba Academy  

Interesting Facts
  • Navajo language is tonal language, as it heavily relies on pitch to distinguish between similar words.
  • Navajo ethinc group is 2nd largest Native American group.
  
  • 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
Apache Language  
Owo and Itsekiri languages  

Derived From
-  
-  

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
36  
18
29  
11

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
12  
9
12  
9

How Many Consonants
34  
24
17  
7

Scripts
Latin  
Latin  

Writing Direction
-  
-  

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
2  
1
3  
2

Time Taken to Learn
88 weeks  
19
30 weeks  
10

Greetings

Hello
Yá'át'ééh  
Ẹ n lẹ  

Thank You
Ahéhee'  
e dupe  

How Are You?
Ąąʼ haʼíí baa naniná?  
Bawo ni o se wa  

Good Night
Yá'át'ééh hiiłchi'į'  
Kasun layọ o  

Good Evening
Yá'át'ééh ałní'íní  
ka a ale  

Good Afternoon
Yá'át'ééh  
e kaasan  

Good Morning
Yá'át'ééh abíní  
e kaaro  

Please
T'aa shoodi  
Jowo  

Sorry
Nízhdził  
binu  

Bye
Hágoónee’  
bye  

I Love You
Ayóó ánííníshí  
mo nifẹ rẹ  

Excuse Me
Shoohá  
mo tọrọ gafara  

Dialects

Dialect 1
Navajo1  
Itsekiri  

Where They Speak
Arizona  
Nigeria  

How Many People Speak
170,000.00  
99+
500,000.00  
99+

Dialect 2
Navajo2  
Ede  

Where They Speak
New Mexico  
Benin, Togo  

How Many People Speak
170,000.00  
99+
800,000.00  
99+

Dialect 3
Navajo3  
Ulukwumi  

Where They Speak
Utah  
Nigeria  

How Many People Speak
120,000.00  
99+
10,000.00  
99+

Total No. Of Dialects
4  
4
20  
18

How Many People Speak

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

Speaking Population
0.05 %  
99+
0.42 %  
34

Native Speakers
1.70 million  
99+
28.00 million  
29

Second Language Speakers
0.17 million  
99+
30.00 million  
26

Native Name
Diné Bizaad / Dinék'ehjí  
Yorùbá  

Alternative Names
Navaho  
Yariba, Yooba  

French Name
navaho  
yoruba  

German Name
Navajo-Sprache  
Yoruba-Sprache  

Pronunciation
[ˈnævəhoʊ]  
[jòɾùbá]  

Ethnicity
Navajo people  
Yoruba people  

History

Origin
1500 CE  
4 BC  

Language Family
Dené–Yeniseian Family  
Niger-Congo Family  

Subgroup
Athapascan  
Western Sudanic  

Branch
-  
Kwa  

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
No early forms  
No early forms  

Standard Forms
Navajo  
Yorùbá  

Language Position
29  
27
49  
99+

Signed Forms
Navajo Sign Language  
Yoruba Sign Language  

Scope
Individual  
Individual  

Code

ISO 639 1
nv  
yo  

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
nav  
yor  

ISO 639 2/B
nav  
yor  

ISO 639 3
nav  
yor  

ISO 639 6
nav  
yor  

Glottocode
nava1243  
yoru1245  

Linguasphere
No data available  
No data available  

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living  
Living  

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

Language Morphological Typology
Fusional, Polysynthetic, Synthetic  
Analytic, Isolating  

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All Navajo 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 Navajo and Yoruba dialects. Various dialects of Navajo and Yoruba language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Navajo are spoken in different Navajo Speaking Countries whereas Yoruba Dialects are spoken in different Yoruba speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Navajo vs Yoruba Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Navajo dialects include: Navajo1, Navajo2. Yoruba dialects include: Itsekiri , Ede. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.

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Navajo and Yoruba Speaking population

Navajo and Yoruba speaking population is one of the factors based on which Navajo and Yoruba languages can be compared. The total count of Navajo and Yoruba Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Navajo language is 0.05 % 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 Navajo and Yoruba on Navajo vs Yoruba where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.

Navajo and Yoruba Language Codes

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

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