Yoruba and Danish
Countries
Benin, Nigeria
Denmark, European Union, Faroe Islands, Greenland, Nordic Council
National Language
Nigeria
Denmark, Faroe Islands, Germany, Greenland
Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
Not spoken in any of the countries
Speaking Continents
Africa
Europe, North America, South America
Minority Language
Africa, Brazil, Togo, United Kingdom, United States of America
Argentina, Brazil, Canada, Germany, Greenland, Norway, Sweden, United States of America
Regulated By
Yoruba Academy
Dansk Sprognævn (Danish Language 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.
- Danish, Norwegian and Swedish are mutually intelligible, that means if u learn Danish is almost like learning three languages in one.
- There are 9 vowels in Danish language, which can be pronounced in 16 different ways.
Similar To
Owo and Itsekiri languages
Norwegian and Swedish
Derived From
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Old Norse Language
Alphabets in
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Danish-Alphabets.jpg#200
Writing Direction
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Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Thank You
e dupe
Mange tak
How Are You?
Bawo ni o se wa
Hvordan har du det?
Good Night
Kasun layọ o
God nat
Good Evening
ka a ale
God aften
Good Afternoon
e kaasan
God eftermiddag
Good Morning
e kaaro
God morgen
I Love You
mo nifẹ rẹ
Jeg elsker dig
Excuse Me
mo tọrọ gafara
Undskyld mig
Dialect 1
Itsekiri
Scanian
Where They Speak
Nigeria
Sweden
Where They Speak
Benin, Togo
Denmark
Dialect 3
Ulukwumi
Bornholmsk
Where They Speak
Nigeria
Island of Bornholm
Alternative Names
Yariba, Yooba
Dansk, Rigsdansk
French Name
yoruba
danois
German Name
Yoruba-Sprache
Dänisch
Pronunciation
[jòɾùbá]
[d̥ænˀsɡ̊]
Ethnicity
Yoruba people
Danish people or Danes
Language Family
Niger-Congo Family
Indo-European Family
Subgroup
Western Sudanic
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Early Forms
No early forms
Old Danish, Early Modern Danish
Standard Forms
Yorùbá
Rigsdansk
Signed Forms
Yoruba Sign Language
Signed Danish
Scope
Individual
Individual
Glottocode
yoru1245
dani1284
Linguasphere
No data available
5 2-AAA-bf & -ca to -cj
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Verb-Object
Subject-Verb-Object
Language Morphological Typology
Analytic, Isolating
Fusional
All Yoruba and Danish 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 Danish dialects. Various dialects of Yoruba and Danish language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Yoruba are spoken in different Yoruba Speaking Countries whereas Danish Dialects are spoken in different Danish speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Yoruba vs Danish Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Yoruba dialects include: Itsekiri, Ede. Danish dialects include: Scanian , Jutlandic. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.
Yoruba and Danish Speaking population
Yoruba and Danish speaking population is one of the factors based on which Yoruba and Danish languages can be compared. The total count of Yoruba and Danish Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Yoruba language is 0.42 % whereas the percentage of people speaking Danish language is 0.07 %. 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 Danish on Yoruba vs Danish where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.
Yoruba and Danish Language Codes
Yoruba and Danish language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Yoruba and Danish Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.