Countries
Benin, Nigeria
Albanian diaspora, Southeastern Europe
National Language
Nigeria
Albanian diaspora, Southeastern Europe
Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
Kosovo, Macedonia, Serbia
Speaking Continents
Africa
Europe
Minority Language
Africa, Brazil, Togo, United Kingdom, United States of America
Italian Repubilc, Montenegro, Republic of Macedonia, Republic of Serbia, Romania
Regulated By
Yoruba Academy
Academy of Sciences of Albania, Tirana
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.
- Albanian Language has adopted words from Latin, Greek, Turkish, Italian and Slavic languages.
- 74% Albanian people are atheist, they never go to church or mosque.
Similar To
Owo and Itsekiri languages
Romanian
Alphabets in
Yoruba-Alphabet.jpg#200
Albanian-Alphabets.jpg#200
Writing Direction
-
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Hello
Ẹ n lẹ
Përshëndetje
Thank You
e dupe
Ju faleminderit
How Are You?
Bawo ni o se wa
Si jeni?
Good Night
Kasun layọ o
natën e mirë
Good Evening
ka a ale
mirëmbrëma
Good Afternoon
e kaasan
mirëdita
Good Morning
e kaaro
mirëmengjes
I Love You
mo nifẹ rẹ
unë e dua ju
Excuse Me
mo tọrọ gafara
Më falni
Dialect 1
Itsekiri
Gheg Albanian
Where They Speak
Nigeria
Albania, Kosovo, Macedonia, Montenegro, Serbia
Dialect 2
Ede
Tosk Albanian
Where They Speak
Benin, Togo
Albania, Greece, Kosovo, Republic of Macedonia, Turkey
Dialect 3
Ulukwumi
Arbëresh
Where They Speak
Nigeria
Italy
Native Name
Yorùbá
shqip / gjuha shqipe
Alternative Names
Yariba, Yooba
Shqip
French Name
yoruba
albanais
German Name
Yoruba-Sprache
Albanisch
Pronunciation
[jòɾùbá]
[ʃcip]
Ethnicity
Yoruba people
Albanians
Language Family
Niger-Congo Family
Indo-European Family
Subgroup
Western Sudanic
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Early Forms
No early forms
Old Albanian
Standard Forms
Yorùbá
Standard Albanian
Signed Forms
Yoruba Sign Language
Albanian Sign Language (AlbSL, in Albanian Gjuha Shenjave e Shqipe)
Scope
Individual
Individual
Glottocode
yoru1245
alba1267
Linguasphere
No data available
55-AAA-aaa
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Verb-Object
Subject-Verb-Object
Language Morphological Typology
Analytic, Isolating
Synthetic
All Yoruba and Albanian 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 Albanian dialects. Various dialects of Yoruba and Albanian language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Yoruba are spoken in different Yoruba Speaking Countries whereas Albanian Dialects are spoken in different Albanian speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Yoruba vs Albanian Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Yoruba dialects include: Itsekiri, Ede. Albanian dialects include: Gheg Albanian , Tosk Albanian. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.
Yoruba and Albanian Speaking population
Yoruba and Albanian speaking population is one of the factors based on which Yoruba and Albanian languages can be compared. The total count of Yoruba and Albanian Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Yoruba language is 0.42 % whereas the percentage of people speaking Albanian language is 0.11 %. 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 Albanian on Yoruba vs Albanian where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.
Yoruba and Albanian Language Codes
Yoruba and Albanian language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Yoruba and Albanian Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.