Countries
Benin, Nigeria
Aruba, Belgium, Curacao, Netherlands, Sint Maarten, Suriname
National Language
Nigeria
Aruba, Belgium, Curacao, Netherlands, Sint Maarten, Suriname
Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
South Africa
Speaking Continents
Africa
Asia, Europe, North America, South America
Minority Language
Africa, Brazil, Togo, United Kingdom, United States of America
France, Germany, Indonesia
Regulated By
Yoruba Academy
Nederlandse Taalunie (Dutch Language Union)
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.
- Dutch language consist of extremely long words. The longest dutch word in the dictionary is 53 letters long.
- There exists 75% borrowed words in Dutch language, and a lot of those are French, English and Hebrew.
Similar To
Owo and Itsekiri languages
German and English Languages
Alphabets in
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Writing Direction
-
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Thank You
e dupe
dankjewel
How Are You?
Bawo ni o se wa
hoe gaat het met je?
Good Night
Kasun layọ o
goede Nacht
Good Evening
ka a ale
goedenavond
Good Afternoon
e kaasan
goedemiddag
Good Morning
e kaaro
goedemorgen
I Love You
mo nifẹ rẹ
Ik hou van jou
Excuse Me
mo tọrọ gafara
pardon
Dialect 1
Itsekiri
Gronings
Where They Speak
Nigeria
Netherlands
Where They Speak
Benin, Togo
Denmark, Germany, Netherlands
Dialect 3
Ulukwumi
Limburgian
Where They Speak
Nigeria
Belgium, Netherlands
Native Name
Yorùbá
Nederlands
Alternative Names
Yariba, Yooba
Hollands, Nederlands
French Name
yoruba
néerlandais; flamand
German Name
Yoruba-Sprache
Niederländisch
Pronunciation
[jòɾùbá]
[ˈneːdərlɑnts]
Ethnicity
Yoruba people
Dutch people
Language Family
Niger-Congo Family
Indo-European Family
Subgroup
Western Sudanic
Germanic
Early Forms
No early forms
Old Dutch, Middle Dutch and Dutch
Standard Forms
Yorùbá
Standard Dutch
Signed Forms
Yoruba Sign Language
Signed Dutch (Nederlands met Gebaren)
Scope
Individual
Individual
Glottocode
yoru1245
mode1257
Linguasphere
No data available
52-ACB-a
Language Type
Living
Historical
Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Verb-Object
Subject-Object-Verb
Language Morphological Typology
Analytic, Isolating
Synthetic
All Yoruba and Dutch 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 Dutch dialects. Various dialects of Yoruba and Dutch language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Yoruba are spoken in different Yoruba Speaking Countries whereas Dutch Dialects are spoken in different Dutch speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Yoruba vs Dutch Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Yoruba dialects include: Itsekiri, Ede. Dutch dialects include: Gronings , Low Saxon. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.
Yoruba and Dutch Speaking population
Yoruba and Dutch speaking population is one of the factors based on which Yoruba and Dutch languages can be compared. The total count of Yoruba and Dutch Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Yoruba language is 0.42 % whereas the percentage of people speaking Dutch 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 Dutch on Yoruba vs Dutch where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.
Yoruba and Dutch Language Codes
Yoruba and Dutch language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Yoruba and Dutch Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.