Yoruba and Igbo
Countries
Benin, Nigeria
Nigeria
National Language
Nigeria
Nigeria
Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
Not spoken in any of the countries
Speaking Continents
Africa
Africa
Minority Language
Africa, Brazil, Togo, United Kingdom, United States of America
Equatorial Guinea
Regulated By
Yoruba Academy
Society for Promoting Igbo Language and Culture
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.
- In Igbo, there is complicated system of high and low tones indicating differences in meaning and grammatical relationships.
- Igbo has inexhaustible and rich linguistic features like idioms, proverbs, aphorisms, anecdotes etc.
Similar To
Owo and Itsekiri languages
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Derived From
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Alphabets in
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Writing Direction
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How Are You?
Bawo ni o se wa
kedụ ka ịmere
Good Night
Kasun layọ o
ka chi fo
Good Evening
ka a ale
mgbede ọma
Good Afternoon
e kaasan
ehihie ọma
Good Morning
e kaaro
ụtụtụ ọma
I Love You
mo nifẹ rẹ
a hụrụ m gị n'anya
Excuse Me
mo tọrọ gafara
ngọpụ
Dialect 1
Itsekiri
Enuani
Where They Speak
Nigeria
Nigeria
How Many People Speak
Not Available
Where They Speak
Benin, Togo
Nigeria
Dialect 3
Ulukwumi
Not present
Where They Speak
Nigeria
Not Available
How Many People Speak
Not Available
Speaking Population
Not Available
Alternative Names
Yariba, Yooba
Ibo
German Name
Yoruba-Sprache
Ibo-Sprache
Pronunciation
Not Available
[iɡ͡boː]
Ethnicity
Yoruba people
Igbo people
Origin
4 BC
30th Century BC
Language Family
Niger-Congo Family
Niger-Congo Family
Subgroup
Western Sudanic
Kwa
Early Forms
No early forms
No early forms
Standard Forms
Yorùbá
Standard Igbo
Signed Forms
Yoruba Sign Language
Not Available
Scope
Individual
Individual
ISO 639 6
Not Available
Not Available
Glottocode
yoru1245
nucl1417
Linguasphere
No data available
No data available
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Verb-Object
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Language Morphological Typology
Analytic, Isolating
Agglutinative
All Yoruba and Igbo 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 Igbo dialects. Various dialects of Yoruba and Igbo language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Yoruba are spoken in different Yoruba Speaking Countries whereas Igbo Dialects are spoken in different Igbo speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Yoruba vs Igbo Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Yoruba dialects include: Itsekiri, Ede. Igbo dialects include: Enuani , Ngwa. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.
Yoruba and Igbo Speaking population
Yoruba and Igbo speaking population is one of the factors based on which Yoruba and Igbo languages can be compared. The total count of Yoruba and Igbo Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Yoruba language is 0.42 % whereas the percentage of people speaking Igbo language is Not Available. 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 Igbo on Yoruba vs Igbo where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.
Yoruba and Igbo Language Codes
Yoruba and Igbo language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Yoruba and Igbo Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.