Norwegian and Yoruba
Countries
Norway
Benin, Nigeria
National Language
Norway
Nigeria
Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
Not spoken in any of the countries
Speaking Continents
Europe, South America
Africa
Minority Language
Nynorsk
Africa, Brazil, Togo, United Kingdom, United States of America
Regulated By
Norwegian Language Council
Yoruba Academy
Interesting Facts
- Bergen is one of the Norwegian dialect which has only two genders: common and neuter.
- Since Norwegian language uses pitch accents, it has musical quality and are sometimes employed to distinguish the meanings of homonyms.
- 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
Swedish and Danish Languages
Owo and Itsekiri languages
Alphabets in
Norwegian-Alphabets.jpg#200
Yoruba-Alphabet.jpg#200
Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
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How Are You?
hvordan har du det?
Bawo ni o se wa
Good Night
god natt
Kasun layọ o
Good Evening
god kveld
ka a ale
Good Afternoon
god ettermiddag
e kaasan
Good Morning
god morgen
e kaaro
I Love You
Jeg Elsker Deg
mo nifẹ rẹ
Excuse Me
unnskyld meg
mo tọrọ gafara
Dialect 1
Jamtlandic
Itsekiri
Where They Speak
Jamtland,Harjedalen
Nigeria
Where They Speak
Sogn
Benin, Togo
Dialect 3
Hallingmål-Valdris
Ulukwumi
Where They Speak
Hallingdal, Valdres
Nigeria
Alternative Names
Norsk
Yariba, Yooba
French Name
norvégien nynorsk; nynorsk, norvégien
yoruba
German Name
Nynorsk
Yoruba-Sprache
Pronunciation
[nɔʂk] (Eastern Norwegian)
[nɔʁsk] (Western Norwegian)
[jòɾùbá]
Ethnicity
Norwegians
Yoruba people
Language Family
Indo-European Family
Niger-Congo Family
Subgroup
Germanic
Western Sudanic
Branch
Northern (Scandinavian)
Kwa
Early Forms
Old Norse language, Old Norwegian, Middle Norwegian, Modern Norwegian
No early forms
Standard Forms
Nynorsk, Bokmål
Yorùbá
Signed Forms
Signed Norwegian
Yoruba Sign Language
Scope
Macrolanguage
Individual
Glottocode
norw1258
yoru1245
Linguasphere
52-AAA-ba to -be; 52-AAA-cf to -cg
No data available
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Verb-Object
Subject-Verb-Object
Language Morphological Typology
Fusional
Analytic, Isolating
All Norwegian 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 Norwegian and Yoruba dialects. Various dialects of Norwegian and Yoruba language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Norwegian are spoken in different Norwegian Speaking Countries whereas Yoruba Dialects are spoken in different Yoruba speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Norwegian vs Yoruba Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Norwegian dialects include: Jamtlandic, Sognamål. Yoruba dialects include: Itsekiri , Ede. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.
Norwegian and Yoruba Speaking population
Norwegian and Yoruba speaking population is one of the factors based on which Norwegian and Yoruba languages can be compared. The total count of Norwegian and Yoruba Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Norwegian language is 0.07 % 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 Norwegian and Yoruba on Norwegian vs Yoruba where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.
Norwegian and Yoruba Language Codes
Norwegian and Yoruba language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Norwegian and Yoruba Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.