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Yoruba and Indonesian


Indonesian and Yoruba


Countries

Countries
Benin, Nigeria  
Indonesia  

Total No. Of Countries
2  
13
1  
14

National Language
Nigeria  
Indonesia  

Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries  
East Timor, Indonesia  

Speaking Continents
Africa  
Asia  

Minority Language
Africa, Brazil, Togo, United Kingdom, United States of America  
Denmark, East Timor, Netherlands  

Regulated By
Yoruba Academy  
Badan Pengembangan dan Pembinaan Bahasa  

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.
  
  • The modern Indonesian language uses many loan words from Persian, Chinese and Arabic.
  • In Indonesian language, spelling is phonetically precise, so that words are spelled as they sound.
  

Similar To
Owo and Itsekiri languages  
Malay language  

Derived From
-  
Malay and Dutch Languages  

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
29  
11
26  
8

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
12  
9
6  
3

How Many Consonants
17  
7
19  
9

Scripts
Latin  
Latin  

Writing Direction
-  
-  

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
3  
2
7  
6

Time Taken to Learn
30 weeks  
10
36 weeks  
13

Greetings

Hello
Ẹ n lẹ  
Halo  

Thank You
e dupe  
Terima kasih  

How Are You?
Bawo ni o se wa  
Apa kabar?  

Good Night
Kasun layọ o  
Selamat Malam  

Good Evening
ka a ale  
Malam yang baik  

Good Afternoon
e kaasan  
Selamat Sore  

Good Morning
e kaaro  
Selamat Pagi  

Please
Jowo  
mohon Untuk  

Sorry
binu  
maaf  

Bye
bye  
Selamat tinggal  

I Love You
mo nifẹ rẹ  
Aku cinta kamu  

Excuse Me
mo tọrọ gafara  
Permisi  

Dialects

Dialect 1
Itsekiri  
Sundanese  

Where They Speak
Nigeria  
Indonesia  

How Many People Speak
500,000.00  
99+
38,000,000.00  
19

Dialect 2
Ede  
Balinese  

Where They Speak
Benin, Togo  
Bali, Indonesia, Lombok and Java, Nusa Penida  

How Many People Speak
800,000.00  
99+
3,300,000.00  
99+

Dialect 3
Ulukwumi  
Minangkabau  

Where They Speak
Nigeria  
Indonesia, Malaysia  

How Many People Speak
10,000.00  
99+
6,000,000.00  
34

Total No. Of Dialects
20  
18
46  
30

How Many People Speak

How Many People Speak?
30.00 million  
36
163.00 million  
11

Speaking Population
0.42 %  
34
1.16 %  
15

Native Speakers
28.00 million  
29
23.00 million  
34

Second Language Speakers
30.00 million  
26
140.00 million  
4

Native Name
Yorùbá  
Bahasa Melayu  

Alternative Names
Yariba, Yooba  
Bahasa Indonesia  

French Name
yoruba  
indonésien  

German Name
Yoruba-Sprache  
Bahasa Indonesia  

Pronunciation
[jòɾùbá]  
[bahaˈsa indoneˈsia]  

Ethnicity
Yoruba people  
Indonesians  

History

Origin
4 BC  
7th Century  

Language Family
Niger-Congo Family  
Austronesian Family  

Subgroup
Western Sudanic  
Indonesian  

Branch
Kwa  
-  

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
No early forms  
Old Malay  

Standard Forms
Yorùbá  
Indonesian  

Language Position
49  
99+
56  
99+

Signed Forms
Yoruba Sign Language  
Sistem Isyarat Bahasa Indonesia (SIBI, "Signed Indonesian")  

Scope
Individual  
Individual  

Code

ISO 639 1
yo  
id  

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
yor  
ind  

ISO 639 2/B
yor  
ind  

ISO 639 3
yor  
ind  

ISO 639 6
yor  
ind  

Glottocode
yoru1245  
indo1316  

Linguasphere
No data available  
No data available  

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living  
Living  

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

Language Morphological Typology
Analytic, Isolating  
Agglutinative  

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

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Yoruba and Indonesian Speaking population

Yoruba and Indonesian speaking population is one of the factors based on which Yoruba and Indonesian languages can be compared. The total count of Yoruba and Indonesian Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Yoruba language is 0.42 % whereas the percentage of people speaking Indonesian language is 1.16 %. 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 Indonesian on Yoruba vs Indonesian where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.

Yoruba and Indonesian Language Codes

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

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