Yoruba and Kannada
Countries
Benin, Nigeria
India, Karnataka, India
National Language
Nigeria
Karnataka, India
Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
Goa
Speaking Continents
Africa
Asia
Minority Language
Africa, Brazil, Togo, United Kingdom, United States of America
Andra Pradesh, Goa, kerala, Maharashtra, Tamil Nadu, Telangana
Regulated By
Yoruba Academy
Various academies and the Government of Karnataka
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.
- Kannada is the third oldest language after Sanskrit and Tamil of India
- Kannada language is only Indian language which got maximum i.e. 8 GyanaPeetha Awards.
Similar To
Owo and Itsekiri languages
Telugu
Derived From
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Sanskrit Language
Alphabets in
Yoruba-Alphabet.jpg#200
Kannada-Alphabets.jpg#200
Scripts
Latin
Kannada Script
Writing Direction
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Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Hello
Ẹ n lẹ
ಹಲೋ (Halō)
Thank You
e dupe
ಧನ್ಯವಾದಗಳು (Dhan'yavādagaḷu)
How Are You?
Bawo ni o se wa
ನೀವು ಹೇಗಿದ್ದೀರಿ? (Nīvu hēgiddīri?)
Good Night
Kasun layọ o
ಶುಭ ರಾತ್ರಿ (Śubha rātri)
Good Evening
ka a ale
ಶುಭ ಸಂಜೆ (Śubha san̄je)
Good Afternoon
e kaasan
ಉತ್ತಮ ಮಧ್ಯಾಹ್ನ (Uttama madhyāhna)
Good Morning
e kaaro
ಶುಭೋದಯ (Śubhōdaya)
Please
Jowo
ದಯವಿಟ್ಟು (Dayaviṭṭu)
Sorry
binu
ಕ್ಷಮಿಸಿ (Kṣamisi)
I Love You
mo nifẹ rẹ
ನಾನು ನಿನ್ನ ಪ್ರೀತಿಸುತ್ತೇನೆ (Nānu ninna prītisuttēne)
Excuse Me
mo tọrọ gafara
ಕ್ಷಮಿಸಿ (kshamisi)
Dialect 1
Itsekiri
Badaga
Where They Speak
Nigeria
Tamil Nadu, The Nilgiris
Where They Speak
Benin, Togo
kerala
Dialect 3
Ulukwumi
Kurumba
Where They Speak
Nigeria
Andra Pradesh, Karnataka, Tamil Nadu
Native Name
Yorùbá
ಕನ್ನಡ (kannaḍa)
Alternative Names
Yariba, Yooba
Banglori, Canarese, Havyaka, Kanarese, Madrassi
French Name
yoruba
kannada
German Name
Yoruba-Sprache
Kannada
Pronunciation
[jòɾùbá]
[ˈkʌnnəɖɑː]
Ethnicity
Yoruba people
Kannadiga
Language Family
Niger-Congo Family
Dravidian Family
Subgroup
Western Sudanic
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Early Forms
No early forms
Old Kannada, Kannada
Standard Forms
Yorùbá
Modern Kannada
Signed Forms
Yoruba Sign Language
Indian Signing System (ISS)
Scope
Individual
Individual
Glottocode
yoru1245
nucl1305
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
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All Yoruba and Kannada 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 Kannada dialects. Various dialects of Yoruba and Kannada language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Yoruba are spoken in different Yoruba Speaking Countries whereas Kannada Dialects are spoken in different Kannada speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Yoruba vs Kannada Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Yoruba dialects include: Itsekiri, Ede. Kannada dialects include: Badaga , Urali. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.
Yoruba and Kannada Speaking population
Yoruba and Kannada speaking population is one of the factors based on which Yoruba and Kannada languages can be compared. The total count of Yoruba and Kannada Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Yoruba language is 0.42 % whereas the percentage of people speaking Kannada language is 0.58 %. 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 Kannada on Yoruba vs Kannada where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.
Yoruba and Kannada Language Codes
Yoruba and Kannada language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Yoruba and Kannada Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.