Countries
Benin, Nigeria
India, No official status
National Language
Nigeria
India
Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
Not spoken in any of the countries
Speaking Continents
Africa
Asia
Minority Language
Africa, Brazil, Togo, United Kingdom, United States of America
Fiji, Guyana, Jamaica, Mauritius, Nepal, Pakistan, Suriname, Trinidad and Tobago
Regulated By
Yoruba Academy
Not Available
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.
- Bhojpuri was anciently written in Kaithi scripts.
- In Mughal Era, Kaithi script was used in administrative purposes for writing in Bhojpuri language.
Similar To
Owo and Itsekiri languages
Maithili and Magahi
Derived From
Not Available
Sanskrit Language
Alphabets in
Yoruba-Alphabet.jpg#200
Bhojpuri-Alphabets.jpg#200
Writing Direction
Not Available
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Hello
Ẹ n lẹ
प्रणाम (prannam)
Thank You
e dupe
धन्वाद (dhanvaad)
How Are You?
Bawo ni o se wa
का हाल बा? (kaa haal ba?)
Good Night
Kasun layọ o
राम राम (raam raam)
Good Evening
ka a ale
राम राम (raam raam)
Good Afternoon
e kaasan
राम राम (raam raam)
Good Morning
e kaaro
राम राम (raam raam)
Please
Jowo
मेहरबानी करके (meharbani karke)
Sorry
binu
माफ़ करीं (maaf karin)
I Love You
mo nifẹ rẹ
हम तोहसे प्यार करेनी (hum tohse pyaar kareni)
Excuse Me
mo tọrọ gafara
माफ़ करीं (maaf karin)
Dialect 1
Itsekiri
Caribbean Hindustani
Where They Speak
Nigeria
Guyana, Jamaica, Suriname, Trinidad and Tobago
Where They Speak
Benin, Togo
Australia, Canada, New Zealand, United Kingdom, United States of America
Dialect 3
Ulukwumi
Tharu Bhojpuri
Where They Speak
Nigeria
India
How Many People Speak
Not Available
Native Name
Yorùbá
भोजपुरी (bʰojpurī)
Alternative Names
Yariba, Yooba
Bajpuri, Bhojapuri, Bhozpuri, Bihari, Deswali, Khotla, Piscimas
French Name
yoruba
bhojpuri
German Name
Yoruba-Sprache
Bhojpuri
Pronunciation
Not Available
/boʊdʒˈpʊəri/
Ethnicity
Yoruba people
Not Available
Language Family
Niger-Congo Family
Indo-European Family
Subgroup
Western Sudanic
Not Available
Early Forms
No early forms
No early forms
Standard Forms
Yorùbá
Bhojpuri
Signed Forms
Yoruba Sign Language
Not Available
Scope
Individual
Individual
ISO 639 1
yo
No data Available
ISO 639 6
Not Available
Not Available
Glottocode
yoru1245
bhoj1246
Linguasphere
No data available
59-AAF-sa
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Verb-Object
Not Available
Language Morphological Typology
Analytic, Isolating
Not Available
All Yoruba and Bhojpuri 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 Bhojpuri dialects. Various dialects of Yoruba and Bhojpuri language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Yoruba are spoken in different Yoruba Speaking Countries whereas Bhojpuri Dialects are spoken in different Bhojpuri speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Yoruba vs Bhojpuri Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Yoruba dialects include: Itsekiri, Ede. Bhojpuri dialects include: Caribbean Hindustani , Fiji Hindi. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.
Yoruba and Bhojpuri Speaking population
Yoruba and Bhojpuri speaking population is one of the factors based on which Yoruba and Bhojpuri languages can be compared. The total count of Yoruba and Bhojpuri Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Yoruba language is 0.42 % whereas the percentage of people speaking Bhojpuri language is 0.43 %. 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 Bhojpuri on Yoruba vs Bhojpuri where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.
Yoruba and Bhojpuri Language Codes
Yoruba and Bhojpuri language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Yoruba and Bhojpuri Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.