Countries
Angola, Brazil, Cape Verde, East Timor, Equatorial Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Macau, Mozambique, Portugal, São Tomé and Príncipe
Benin, Nigeria
National Language
Portugal
Nigeria
Second Language
United States of America
Not spoken in any of the countries
Speaking Continents
Africa, Asia, Australia, Europe, South America
Africa
Minority Language
Australia, Daman and Diu, France, Germany, Goa, Italy, Japan, United States of America
Africa, Brazil, Togo, United Kingdom, United States of America
Regulated By
Academia Brasileira de Letras (Brazilian Literary Academy), Academia das Ciências de Lisboa, Classe de Letras
Yoruba Academy
Interesting Facts
- Portuguese language has absorbed many words from French, Italian, Arabic and also from indigenous South American and African languages.
- The first written document in Portuguese language was found in the 12th century.
- 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
Spanish and Galician Languages
Owo and Itsekiri languages
Alphabets in
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Yoruba-Alphabet.jpg#200
Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
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Thank You
obrigado
e dupe
How Are You?
Como você está?
Bawo ni o se wa
Good Night
boa noite
Kasun layọ o
Good Evening
boa Noite
ka a ale
Good Afternoon
boa Tarde
e kaasan
Good Morning
bom Dia
e kaaro
I Love You
Eu te amo
mo nifẹ rẹ
Excuse Me
desculpe me
mo tọrọ gafara
Dialect 1
Brazilian Portuguese
Itsekiri
Where They Speak
Brazil
Nigeria
Dialect 2
European Portuguese
Ede
Where They Speak
Portugal
Benin, Togo
Dialect 3
Daman and Diu Portuguese creole
Ulukwumi
Where They Speak
Daman and Diu
Nigeria
Native Name
Português
Yorùbá
Alternative Names
Português
Yariba, Yooba
French Name
portugais
yoruba
German Name
Portugiesisch
Yoruba-Sprache
Pronunciation
[puɾtuˈɣeʃ], [poʁtuˈɡes]
[jòɾùbá]
Ethnicity
Portuguese people or portugueses
Yoruba people
Language Family
Indo-European Family
Niger-Congo Family
Subgroup
Romance
Western Sudanic
Early Forms
Medieval Galician
No early forms
Standard Forms
Portuguese
Yorùbá
Signed Forms
Signed Portuguese
Yoruba Sign Language
Scope
Individual
Individual
Glottocode
port1283
yoru1245
Linguasphere
51-AAA-a
No data available
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Verb-Object
Subject-Verb-Object
Language Morphological Typology
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Analytic, Isolating
All Portuguese 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 Portuguese and Yoruba dialects. Various dialects of Portuguese and Yoruba language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Portuguese are spoken in different Portuguese Speaking Countries whereas Yoruba Dialects are spoken in different Yoruba speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Portuguese vs Yoruba Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Portuguese dialects include: Brazilian Portuguese, European Portuguese. Yoruba dialects include: Itsekiri , Ede. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.
Portuguese and Yoruba Speaking population
Portuguese and Yoruba speaking population is one of the factors based on which Portuguese and Yoruba languages can be compared. The total count of Portuguese and Yoruba Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Portuguese language is 3.27 % 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 Portuguese and Yoruba on Portuguese vs Yoruba where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.
Portuguese and Yoruba Language Codes
Portuguese and Yoruba language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Portuguese and Yoruba Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.