Urdu and Yoruba
Countries
India, Pakistan
Benin, Nigeria
National Language
Pakistan
Nigeria
Second Language
Pakistan
Not spoken in any of the countries
Speaking Continents
Asia, Oceania
Africa
Minority Language
India
Africa, Brazil, Togo, United Kingdom, United States of America
Regulated By
National Council for Promotion of Urdu Language, India, National Language Authority, Pakistan
Yoruba Academy
Interesting Facts
- Urdu is a language of beauty and grace, that adds meaning to prose and charm to poetry.
- Different languages such as Arabic, Persian and Turkish gave birth and richness to Urdu.
- 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
Arabic and Hindi Languages
Owo and Itsekiri languages
Derived From
Ghaznavid Persian Language
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Alphabets in
Urdu-Alphabets.jpg#200
Yoruba-Alphabet.jpg#200
Writing Direction
Right-To-Left, Horizontal
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Thank You
آپ کا شکریہ
e dupe
How Are You?
آپ کیسے ہیں؟
Bawo ni o se wa
Good Night
گڈ نائٹ
Kasun layọ o
Good Evening
سلام علیکم
ka a ale
Good Afternoon
گڈ آفٹر نون
e kaasan
Good Morning
گڈ مارننگ
e kaaro
I Love You
مجھے تم سے محبت
mo nifẹ rẹ
Excuse Me
معاف کیجئے گا
mo tọrọ gafara
Dialect 1
Dakhini
Itsekiri
Where They Speak
India
Nigeria
Dialect 2
Hyderabadi Urdu
Ede
Where They Speak
India
Benin, Togo
Dialect 3
Rekhta
Ulukwumi
Where They Speak
South Asia
Nigeria
Native Name
اُردُو
Yorùbá
Alternative Names
Bihari
Yariba, Yooba
French Name
ourdou
yoruba
German Name
Urdu
Yoruba-Sprache
Pronunciation
[ˈʊrd̪u]
[jòɾùbá]
Ethnicity
Urdu-speaking people
Yoruba people
Origin
12th Century CE
4 BC
Language Family
Indo-European Family
Niger-Congo Family
Subgroup
Indo-Iranian
Western Sudanic
Early Forms
No early forms
No early forms
Standard Forms
Modern Standard Urdu
Yorùbá
Signed Forms
Signed Urdu
Yoruba Sign Language
Scope
Individual
Individual
Glottocode
urdu1245
yoru1245
Linguasphere
59-AAF-q
No data available
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
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Subject-Verb-Object
Language Morphological Typology
Fusional
Analytic, Isolating
All Urdu 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 Urdu and Yoruba dialects. Various dialects of Urdu and Yoruba language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Urdu are spoken in different Urdu Speaking Countries whereas Yoruba Dialects are spoken in different Yoruba speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Urdu vs Yoruba Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Urdu dialects include: Dakhini, Hyderabadi Urdu. Yoruba dialects include: Itsekiri , Ede. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.
Urdu and Yoruba Speaking population
Urdu and Yoruba speaking population is one of the factors based on which Urdu and Yoruba languages can be compared. The total count of Urdu and Yoruba Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Urdu language is 0.99 % 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 Urdu and Yoruba on Urdu vs Yoruba where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.
Urdu and Yoruba Language Codes
Urdu and Yoruba language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Urdu and Yoruba Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.