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Yoruba and Filipino


Filipino 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  
Komisyon sa Wikang Filipino  

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.
  
  • "Filipino" was officially declared as national language by the constitution in 1987.
  • "Filipino" is the official name of Tagalog, or synonym of it.
  

Similar To
Owo and Itsekiri languages  
Tagalog Language  

Derived From
-  
Spanish Language  

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
29  
11
28  
10

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
12  
9
5  
2

How Many Consonants
17  
7
23  
13

Scripts
Latin  
Latin  

Writing Direction
-  
-  

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
3  
2
3  
2

Time Taken to Learn
30 weeks  
10
44 weeks  
17

Greetings

Hello
Ẹ n lẹ  
Kumusta  

Thank You
e dupe  
Salamat  

How Are You?
Bawo ni o se wa  
Kumusta  

Good Night
Kasun layọ o  
magandang gabi  

Good Evening
ka a ale  
Magandang gabi  

Good Afternoon
e kaasan  
Magandang hapon  

Good Morning
e kaaro  
Magandang umaga  

Please
Jowo  
Mangyaring  

Sorry
binu  
pinagsisisihan  

Bye
bye  
Paalam  

I Love You
mo nifẹ rẹ  
Mahal kita  

Excuse Me
mo tọrọ gafara  
patawarin ninyo ako  

Dialects

Dialect 1
Itsekiri  
Bikol  

Where They Speak
Nigeria  
Philippines  

How Many People Speak
500,000.00  
99+
100,000,000.00  
7

Dialect 2
Ede  
Hiligaynon  

Where They Speak
Benin, Togo  
Philippines  

How Many People Speak
800,000.00  
99+
8,200,000.00  
39

Dialect 3
Ulukwumi  
Waray  

Where They Speak
Nigeria  
Philippines  

How Many People Speak
10,000.00  
99+
2,600,000.00  
99+

Total No. Of Dialects
20  
18
8  
8

How Many People Speak

How Many People Speak?
30.00 million  
36
90.00 million  
17

Speaking Population
0.42 %  
34
1.74 %  
11

Native Speakers
28.00 million  
29
45.00 million  
23

Second Language Speakers
30.00 million  
26
45.00 million  
19

Native Name
Yorùbá  
filipino  

Alternative Names
Yariba, Yooba  
Pilipino  

French Name
yoruba  
filipino; pilipino  

German Name
Yoruba-Sprache  
Pilipino  

Pronunciation
[jòɾùbá]  
[ˌfɪl.ɪˈpiː.no]  

Ethnicity
Yoruba people  
Filipino 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  
Filipino  

Language Position
49  
99+
34  
32

Signed Forms
Yoruba Sign Language  
Filipino Sign Language  

Scope
Individual  
Individual  

Code

ISO 639 1
yo  
No Data Available  

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
yor  
fil  

ISO 639 2/B
yor  
fil  

ISO 639 3
yor  
fil  

ISO 639 6
yor  
fil  

Glottocode
yoru1245  
fili1244  

Linguasphere
No data available  
No Data Available  

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living  
Living  

Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Verb-Object  
-  

Language Morphological Typology
Analytic, Isolating  
-  

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

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Yoruba and Filipino Speaking population

Yoruba and Filipino speaking population is one of the factors based on which Yoruba and Filipino languages can be compared. The total count of Yoruba and Filipino Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Yoruba language is 0.42 % whereas the percentage of people speaking Filipino language is 1.74 %. 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 Filipino on Yoruba vs Filipino where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.

Yoruba and Filipino Language Codes

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