Yoruba and Afrikaans
Countries
Benin, Nigeria
South Africa
National Language
Nigeria
South Africa
Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
Namibia, South Africa
Speaking Continents
Africa
Africa
Minority Language
Africa, Brazil, Togo, United Kingdom, United States of America
Botswana, Lesotho, Malawi, Swaziland, Zambia, Zimbabwe
Regulated By
Yoruba Academy
Die Taalkommissie, National Languages Committee
Interesting Facts
- 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.
- Afrikaans Language is a mixture of English, Dutch, German, French and some South African language like Xhosa.
- Afrikaans Language lacks case and gender distinctions.
Similar To
Owo and Itsekiri languages
Dutch Language
Derived From
-
Dutch Language
Alphabets in
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Writing Direction
-
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
How Are You?
Bawo ni o se wa
Hoe gaan dit
Good Night
Kasun layọ o
goeie nag
Good Evening
ka a ale
Goeienaand
Good Afternoon
e kaasan
Goeie middag
Good Morning
e kaaro
goeie more
I Love You
mo nifẹ rẹ
Ek het jou lief
Excuse Me
mo tọrọ gafara
Verskoon my
Dialect 1
Itsekiri
Kaapse Afrikaans
Where They Speak
Nigeria
-
Dialect 2
Ede
Oranjeriverafrikaans
Where They Speak
Benin, Togo
-
Dialect 3
Ulukwumi
Baster Afrikaans
Where They Speak
Nigeria
Namibia
Native Name
Yorùbá
Afrikaans
Alternative Names
Yariba, Yooba
Cape Dutch
French Name
yoruba
afrikaans
German Name
Yoruba-Sprache
Afrikaans
Pronunciation
[jòɾùbá]
[ɐfriˈkɑːns]
Ethnicity
Yoruba people
Afrikaners
Language Family
Niger-Congo Family
Indo-European Family
Subgroup
Western Sudanic
Germanic
Early Forms
No early forms
Cape dutch or kitchen dutch
Standard Forms
Yorùbá
Standard Afrikaans
Signed Forms
Yoruba Sign Language
Signed Afrikaans (signs of SASL)
Scope
Individual
Individual
Glottocode
yoru1245
afri1274
Linguasphere
No data available
52-ACB-ba
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Verb-Object
Subject-Object-Verb
Language Morphological Typology
Analytic, Isolating
Analytic
All Yoruba and Afrikaans 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 Yoruba and Afrikaans dialects. Various dialects of Yoruba and Afrikaans language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Yoruba are spoken in different Yoruba Speaking Countries whereas Afrikaans Dialects are spoken in different Afrikaans speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Yoruba vs Afrikaans Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Yoruba dialects include: Itsekiri, Ede. Afrikaans dialects include: Kaapse Afrikaans , Oranjeriverafrikaans. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.
Yoruba and Afrikaans Speaking population
Yoruba and Afrikaans speaking population is one of the factors based on which Yoruba and Afrikaans languages can be compared. The total count of Yoruba and Afrikaans Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Yoruba language is 0.42 % whereas the percentage of people speaking Afrikaans language is 0.03 %. 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 Yoruba and Afrikaans on Yoruba vs Afrikaans where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.
Yoruba and Afrikaans Language Codes
Yoruba and Afrikaans language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Yoruba and Afrikaans Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.