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French and Yoruba


Countries

Countries
Benin, Nigeria  
Belgium, Benin, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cameroon, Canada, Central African Republic, Chad, Comoros, Congo, Cote d'Ivoire, Djibouti, Equatorial Guinea, France, Gabon, Guernesey, Guinea, Haiti, Italy, Jersey, Luxembourg, Madagascar, Mali, Mauritius, Monaco, Niger, Rwanda, Senegal, Seychelles, Switzerland, Togo, Vanuatu  

Total No. Of Countries
2  
13
32  
3

National Language
Nigeria  
France  

Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries  
Africa, Canada  

Speaking Continents
Africa  
Africa, Australia, Europe, North America, Oceania, Pacific, South America  

Minority Language
Africa, Brazil, Togo, United Kingdom, United States of America  
Brazil, Cambodia, United States of America, Vietnam  

Regulated By
Yoruba Academy  
Académie française (French Academy), Office québécois de la langue française  

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.
  
  • French is the only language, with English, that is taught in every country of the world.
  • French is the top language in Culinary Scene.
  

Similar To
Owo and Itsekiri languages  
Italian Language  

Derived From
-  
Latin  

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
29  
11
26  
8

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
12  
9
6  
3

How Many Consonants
17  
7
20  
10

Scripts
Latin  
Latin  

Writing Direction
-  
Left-To-Right, Horizontal  

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
3  
2
6  
5

Time Taken to Learn
30 weeks  
10
24 weeks  
6

Greetings

Hello
Ẹ n lẹ  
bonjour  

Thank You
e dupe  
Merci  

How Are You?
Bawo ni o se wa  
Comment allez-vous?  

Good Night
Kasun layọ o  
bonne Nuit  

Good Evening
ka a ale  
bonsoir  

Good Afternoon
e kaasan  
bon Après-Midi  

Good Morning
e kaaro  
Bonjour  

Please
Jowo  
S'il vous plaît  

Sorry
binu  
désolé  

Bye
bye  
au revoir  

I Love You
mo nifẹ rẹ  
Je t'aime  

Excuse Me
mo tọrọ gafara  
Excuse Moi  

Dialects

Dialect 1
Itsekiri  
Quebec French  

Where They Speak
Nigeria  
New Brunswick, New England, Ontario, Quebec, Western Canada  

How Many People Speak
500,000.00  
99+
6,200,000.00  
99+

Dialect 2
Ede  
African French  

Where They Speak
Benin, Togo  
Africa  

How Many People Speak
800,000.00  
99+
274,000,000.00  
1

Dialect 3
Ulukwumi  
Swiss French  

Where They Speak
Nigeria  
Northeast France, Switzerland  

How Many People Speak
10,000.00  
99+
1,800,000.00  
99+

Total No. Of Dialects
20  
18
25  
21

How Many People Speak

How Many People Speak?
30.00 million  
36
163.00 million  
11

Speaking Population
0.42 %  
34
1.12 %  
18

Native Speakers
28.00 million  
29
76.00 million  
13

Second Language Speakers
30.00 million  
26
87.00 million  
11

Native Name
Yorùbá  
français  

Alternative Names
Yariba, Yooba  
Français  

French Name
yoruba  
français  

German Name
Yoruba-Sprache  
Französisch  

Pronunciation
[jòɾùbá]  
[fʁɑ̃sɛ]  

Ethnicity
Yoruba people  
French people  

History

Origin
4 BC  
9th Century  

Language Family
Niger-Congo Family  
Indo-European Family  

Subgroup
Western Sudanic  
Romance  

Branch
Kwa  
-  

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
No early forms  
Old French, Middle French and French  

Standard Forms
Yorùbá  
Standard French  

Language Position
49  
99+
13  
12

Signed Forms
Yoruba Sign Language  
le Français Signé (Signed French, France)  

Scope
Individual  
Individual  

Code

ISO 639 1
yo  
fr  

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
yor  
fra  

ISO 639 2/B
yor  
fre  

ISO 639 3
yor  
fra  

ISO 639 6
yor  
fras  

Glottocode
yoru1245  
stan1290  

Linguasphere
No data available  
51-AAA-i  

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living  
Living  

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

Language Morphological Typology
Analytic, Isolating  
Fusional, Synthetic  

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

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Yoruba and French Speaking population

Yoruba and French speaking population is one of the factors based on which Yoruba and French languages can be compared. The total count of Yoruba and French Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Yoruba language is 0.42 % whereas the percentage of people speaking French language is 1.12 %. 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 French on Yoruba vs French where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.

Yoruba and French Language Codes

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

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