Home
Languagevs


Yoruba and Cebuano


Cebuano and Yoruba


Countries

Countries
Benin, Nigeria  
Philippines  

Total No. Of Countries
2  
13
1  
14

National Language
Nigeria  
Philippines  

Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries  
Philippines  

Speaking Continents
Africa  
Asia  

Minority Language
Africa, Brazil, Togo, United Kingdom, United States of America  
Not spoken in any of the countries  

Regulated By
Yoruba Academy  
Visayan Academy of Arts and Letters  

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.
  
  • About one-fifth of the population of the philippines speak cebuano and are second largest ethnolinguistic group in the country.
  • Cebuano contains many words of Spanish origin.
  

Similar To
Owo and Itsekiri languages  
Hiligaynon Language  

Derived From
-  
Island of Cebu  

Alphabets

Alphabets in
Yoruba-Alphabet.jpg#200  
Cebuano-Alphabets.jpg#200  

Alphabets
29  
11
21  
3

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
12  
9
5  
2

How Many Consonants
17  
7
16  
6

Scripts
Latin  
Latin  

Writing Direction
-  
-  

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
3  
2
2  
1

Time Taken to Learn
30 weeks  
10
3 weeks  
1

Greetings

Hello
Ẹ n lẹ  
Hoy  

Thank You
e dupe  
Salamat  

How Are You?
Bawo ni o se wa  
Kumusta man ka?  

Good Night
Kasun layọ o  
Maayong Gabii  

Good Evening
ka a ale  
Maayong Gabii  

Good Afternoon
e kaasan  
Maayong Hapon  

Good Morning
e kaaro  
Maayong Buntag  

Please
Jowo  
Palihug  

Sorry
binu  
Ikasubo ko  

Bye
bye  
Babay  

I Love You
mo nifẹ rẹ  
Gihigugma ko ikaw  

Excuse Me
mo tọrọ gafara  
Ekskyus mi  

Dialects

Dialect 1
Itsekiri  
Boholano  

Where They Speak
Nigeria  
Bohol  

How Many People Speak
500,000.00  
99+
21,000,000.00  
28

Dialect 2
Ede  
Southern Kana  

Where They Speak
Benin, Togo  
southern Leyte  

How Many People Speak
800,000.00  
99+
21,000,000.00  
25

Dialect 3
Ulukwumi  
North Kana  

Where They Speak
Nigeria  
northern part of Leyte  

How Many People Speak
10,000.00  
99+
20,000,000.00  
24

Total No. Of Dialects
20  
18
4  
4

How Many People Speak

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

Speaking Population
0.42 %  
34
0.32 %  
40

Native Speakers
28.00 million  
29
21.00 million  
36

Second Language Speakers
30.00 million  
26
14.50 million  
35

Native Name
Yorùbá  
Visayan  

Alternative Names
Yariba, Yooba  
Binisaya, Bisayan, Sebuano, Sugbuanon, Sugbuhanon, Visayan  

French Name
yoruba  
cebuano  

German Name
Yoruba-Sprache  
Cebuano  

Pronunciation
[jòɾùbá]  
[sɛbuˈɑno]  

Ethnicity
Yoruba people  
Cebuano people  

History

Origin
4 BC  
16th century  

Language Family
Niger-Congo Family  
Austronesian Family  

Subgroup
Western Sudanic  
-  

Branch
Kwa  
-  

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
No early forms  
No early forms  

Standard Forms
Yorùbá  
Standard Cebuano  

Language Position
49  
99+
62  
99+

Signed Forms
Yoruba Sign Language  
Cebuano Sign Language  

Scope
Individual  
Individual  

Code

ISO 639 1
yo  
No data Available  

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
yor  
ceb  

ISO 639 2/B
yor  
ceb  

ISO 639 3
yor  
ceb  

ISO 639 6
yor  
ceb  

Glottocode
yoru1245  
cebu1242  

Linguasphere
No data available  
No data Available  

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living  
Living  

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

Language Morphological Typology
Analytic, Isolating  
-  

Summary >>
<< Code

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

Compare Most Difficult Languages

Yoruba and Cebuano Speaking population

Yoruba and Cebuano speaking population is one of the factors based on which Yoruba and Cebuano languages can be compared. The total count of Yoruba and Cebuano Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Yoruba language is 0.42 % whereas the percentage of people speaking Cebuano language is 0.32 %. 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 Cebuano on Yoruba vs Cebuano where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.

Yoruba and Cebuano Language Codes

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

Most Difficult Languages

Most Difficult Languages

» More Most Difficult Languages

Compare Most Difficult Languages

» More Compare Most Difficult Languages