Countries
Benin, Nigeria
Cyprus, European Union, Greece
National Language
Nigeria
Albania, Cyprus, Egypt, France, Greece, Italy, Romania, Turkey, Ukraine
Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
Roman Empire
Speaking Continents
Africa
Asia, Europe
Minority Language
Africa, Brazil, Togo, United Kingdom, United States of America
Albania, Armenia, Australia, Hungary, Italy, Romania, Turkey, Ukraine
Regulated By
Yoruba Academy
Center for the Greek language (Κέντρον Ελληνικής Γλώσσας)
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.
- Greek is the longest documented language of all the Indo-European Langauges.
- The official language of education in the Roman Empire was Greek.
Similar To
Owo and Itsekiri languages
Armenian
Alphabets in
Yoruba-Alphabet.jpg#200
Greek-Alphabets.jpg#200
Scripts
Latin
Arabic, Latin
Writing Direction
-
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Hello
Ẹ n lẹ
γεια σας (geia sas)
Thank You
e dupe
ευχαριστώ (ef̱charistó̱)
How Are You?
Bawo ni o se wa
πώς είσαι (pó̱s eísai)
Good Night
Kasun layọ o
Καληνυχτα (Kali̱nychta)
Good Evening
ka a ale
καλησπέρα (kali̱spéra)
Good Afternoon
e kaasan
Καλὸ ἀπόγευμα (Kaló apóyevma)
Good Morning
e kaaro
καλημέρα (kali̱méra)
Please
Jowo
παρακαλώ (parakaló̱)
Sorry
binu
συγνώμη (sygnó̱mi̱)
I Love You
mo nifẹ rẹ
Σε αγαπώ (Se agapó̱)
Excuse Me
mo tọrọ gafara
Με συγχωρείτε! (Me synhoríte)
Dialect 1
Itsekiri
Cappadocian Greek
Where They Speak
Nigeria
Greece
Where They Speak
Benin, Togo
Italy
Dialect 3
Ulukwumi
Mariupol
Where They Speak
Nigeria
Ukraine
Native Name
Yorùbá
ελληνικά
Alternative Names
Yariba, Yooba
Ellinika, Graecae, Grec, Greco, Neo-Hellenic, Romaic
French Name
yoruba
grec moderne (après 1453)
German Name
Yoruba-Sprache
Neugriechisch
Pronunciation
[jòɾùbá]
[eliniˈka]
Ethnicity
Yoruba people
Greeks or Hellenes
Language Family
Niger-Congo Family
Indo-European Family
Subgroup
Western Sudanic
Hellenic
Early Forms
No early forms
Proto-Greek, Mycenaean Greek, Ancient Greek, Koine Greek and Medieval Greek
Standard Forms
Yorùbá
Modern Greek
Signed Forms
Yoruba Sign Language
Greek Sign Language
Scope
Individual
Individual
Glottocode
yoru1245
gree1276
Linguasphere
No data available
56-AAA-a
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Verb-Object
Subject-Verb-Object
Language Morphological Typology
Analytic, Isolating
Fusional, Synthetic
All Yoruba and Greek 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 Greek dialects. Various dialects of Yoruba and Greek language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Yoruba are spoken in different Yoruba Speaking Countries whereas Greek Dialects are spoken in different Greek speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Yoruba vs Greek Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Yoruba dialects include: Itsekiri, Ede. Greek dialects include: Cappadocian Greek , Griko. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.
Yoruba and Greek Speaking population
Yoruba and Greek speaking population is one of the factors based on which Yoruba and Greek languages can be compared. The total count of Yoruba and Greek Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Yoruba language is 0.42 % whereas the percentage of people speaking Greek language is 0.18 %. 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 Greek on Yoruba vs Greek where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.
Yoruba and Greek Language Codes
Yoruba and Greek language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Yoruba and Greek Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.