Yoruba and Ilocano
Countries
Benin, Nigeria
Philippines
National Language
Nigeria
Philippines
Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
Not spoken in any of the countries
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
Commission on the Filipino Language
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.
- Ilocano was originally written with Baybayin syllabary, then gradually it was replaced by Latin alphabet.
- Northwest Luzon is the original Ilocano homeland.
Similar To
Owo and Itsekiri languages
Tagalog, Indonesian and Malaysian Languages
Alphabets in
Yoruba-Alphabet.jpg#200
Ilocano-Alphabets.jpg#200
Scripts
Latin
Ilokano Braille, Latin
Thank You
e dupe
Agyamanak
How Are You?
Bawo ni o se wa
Kumusta?
Good Night
Kasun layọ o
Naimbag a rabii
Good Evening
ka a ale
Naimbag a sardam
Good Afternoon
e kaasan
Naimbag a malem
Good Morning
e kaaro
Naimbag a bigat
I Love You
mo nifẹ rẹ
Ayayatenka
Excuse Me
mo tọrọ gafara
Maawan-dayawen
Dialect 1
Itsekiri
Balangao
Where They Speak
Nigeria
Philippines
Where They Speak
Benin, Togo
Philippines
Dialect 3
Ulukwumi
Not present
Where They Speak
Nigeria
Not present
Native Name
Yorùbá
ilokano
Alternative Names
Yariba, Yooba
Ilokano, Iloko
French Name
yoruba
ilocano
German Name
Yoruba-Sprache
Ilokano-Sprache
Pronunciation
[jòɾùbá]
[iːloˈkɑno]
Ethnicity
Yoruba people
Ilocano people
Language Family
Niger-Congo Family
Austronesian Family
Subgroup
Western Sudanic
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Early Forms
No early forms
No early forms
Standard Forms
Yorùbá
Modern Ilocano
Signed Forms
Yoruba Sign Language
Ilocano Sign Language
Scope
Individual
Individual
ISO 639 1
yo
No data available
Glottocode
yoru1245
ilok1237
Linguasphere
No data available
31-CBA-a
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Verb-Object
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Language Morphological Typology
Analytic, Isolating
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All Yoruba and Ilocano 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 Ilocano dialects. Various dialects of Yoruba and Ilocano language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Yoruba are spoken in different Yoruba Speaking Countries whereas Ilocano Dialects are spoken in different Ilocano speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Yoruba vs Ilocano Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Yoruba dialects include: Itsekiri, Ede. Ilocano dialects include: Balangao , Bontoc. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.
Yoruba and Ilocano Speaking population
Yoruba and Ilocano speaking population is one of the factors based on which Yoruba and Ilocano languages can be compared. The total count of Yoruba and Ilocano Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Yoruba language is 0.42 % whereas the percentage of people speaking Ilocano language is 0.14 %. 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 Ilocano on Yoruba vs Ilocano where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.
Yoruba and Ilocano Language Codes
Yoruba and Ilocano language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Yoruba and Ilocano Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.