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Yoruba and Catalan


Catalan and Yoruba


Countries

Countries
Benin, Nigeria  
Andorra, Balearic Islands, Catalonia, Latin Union, Spain, Valencian Community  

Total No. Of Countries
2  
13
6  
9

National Language
Nigeria  
Andorra, France, Italy, Spain  

Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries  
Spain  

Speaking Continents
Africa  
Europe  

Minority Language
Africa, Brazil, Togo, United Kingdom, United States of America  
Aragon, France, Italy, Spain  

Regulated By
Yoruba Academy  
Institut d'Estudis Catalans, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua, 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.
  
  • Catalan is 6th most largely spoken Romance language.
  • Catalan went through a golden age in low middle ages, reaching a peak of maturity and cultural richness.
  

Similar To
Owo and Itsekiri languages  
Spanish Language, Occitan Language, Italian Language, French Language  

Derived From
-  
Latin  

Alphabets

Alphabets in
Yoruba-Alphabet.jpg#200  
Catalan-Alpahabets.jpg#200  

Alphabets
29  
11
27  
9

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
12  
9
5  
2

How Many Consonants
17  
7
23  
13

Scripts
Latin  
Latin  

Writing Direction
-  
Left-To-Right, Horizontal  

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
3  
2
5  
4

Time Taken to Learn
30 weeks  
10
24 weeks  
6

Greetings

Hello
Ẹ n lẹ  
Hola  

Thank You
e dupe  
Gràcies  

How Are You?
Bawo ni o se wa  
Com estàs?  

Good Night
Kasun layọ o  
Bona nit  

Good Evening
ka a ale  
Bona nit  

Good Afternoon
e kaasan  
Bona tarda  

Good Morning
e kaaro  
Bon dia  

Please
Jowo  
Sisplau  

Sorry
binu  
Perdó!  

Bye
bye  
Adéu  

I Love You
mo nifẹ rẹ  
T'estimo  

Excuse Me
mo tọrọ gafara  
Dispensi!  

Dialects

Dialect 1
Itsekiri  
Caló  

Where They Speak
Nigeria  
France, Portugal, Spain  

How Many People Speak
500,000.00  
99+
440,000.00  
99+

Dialect 2
Ede  
Valencian  

Where They Speak
Benin, Togo  
Spain  

How Many People Speak
800,000.00  
99+
2,400,000.00  
99+

Dialect 3
Ulukwumi  
Ribagorçan  

Where They Speak
Nigeria  
Spain  

How Many People Speak
10,000.00  
99+
4,000,000.00  
40

Total No. Of Dialects
20  
18
8  
8

How Many People Speak

How Many People Speak?
30.00 million  
36
9.20 million  
99+

Speaking Population
0.42 %  
34
0.12 %  
99+

Native Speakers
28.00 million  
29
4.10 million  
99+

Second Language Speakers
30.00 million  
26
5.10 million  
99+

Native Name
Yorùbá  
català  

Alternative Names
Yariba, Yooba  
Català, Catalán, Catalan-Valencian-Balear, Catalonian, Valencian  

French Name
yoruba  
catalan; valencien  

German Name
Yoruba-Sprache  
Katalanisch  

Pronunciation
[jòɾùbá]  
[kətəˈɫa] (EC) ~ [kataˈɫa] (WC)  

Ethnicity
Yoruba people  
Catalan people  

History

Origin
4 BC  
c. 1028  

Language Family
Niger-Congo Family  
Indo-European Family  

Subgroup
Western Sudanic  
Romance  

Branch
Kwa  
-  

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
No early forms  
Old Catalan  

Standard Forms
Yorùbá  
Standard Catalan, Standard Valencian  

Language Position
49  
99+
32  
30

Signed Forms
Yoruba Sign Language  
Signed Catalan  

Scope
Individual  
Individual  

Code

ISO 639 1
yo  
ca  

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
yor  
cat  

ISO 639 2/B
yor  
cat  

ISO 639 3
yor  
cat  

ISO 639 6
yor  
cat  

Glottocode
yoru1245  
stan1289  

Linguasphere
No data available  
51-AAA-e  

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living  
Living  

Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Verb-Object  
Subject-Verb-Object  

Language Morphological Typology
Analytic, Isolating  
-  

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All Yoruba and Catalan 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 Catalan dialects. Various dialects of Yoruba and Catalan language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Yoruba are spoken in different Yoruba Speaking Countries whereas Catalan Dialects are spoken in different Catalan speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Yoruba vs Catalan Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Yoruba dialects include: Itsekiri, Ede. Catalan dialects include: Caló , Valencian. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.

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Yoruba and Catalan Speaking population

Yoruba and Catalan speaking population is one of the factors based on which Yoruba and Catalan languages can be compared. The total count of Yoruba and Catalan Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Yoruba language is 0.42 % whereas the percentage of people speaking Catalan language is 0.12 %. 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 Catalan on Yoruba vs Catalan where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.

Yoruba and Catalan Language Codes

Yoruba and Catalan language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Yoruba and Catalan Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.

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