Yoruba and Konkani
Countries
Benin, Nigeria
India
National Language
Nigeria
India
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
Govenment of Goa
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.
- Fr. Thomas Stevan wrote the first book in Konkani in 1651.
- Sahitya Academy recognized konkani as a language in year 1976.
Similar To
Owo and Itsekiri languages
Marathi
Derived From
Not Available
Sanskrit Language
Alphabets in
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Writing Direction
Not Available
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Thank You
e dupe
Dev Borem Korum
How Are You?
Bawo ni o se wa
kaso assa?
Good Night
Kasun layọ o
Rati Boren Zavonn
Good Evening
ka a ale
Sanj Borem Zavonn
Good Afternoon
e kaasan
Not Available
Good Morning
e kaaro
Dis Borem Zavonn
I Love You
mo nifẹ rẹ
hav tujo mog korta.
Excuse Me
mo tọrọ gafara
upkar korxi
Dialect 1
Itsekiri
Antruz
Where They Speak
Nigeria
Goa
How Many People Speak
Not Available
Dialect 2
Ede
Not present
Where They Speak
Benin, Togo
Not Available
How Many People Speak
Not Available
Dialect 3
Ulukwumi
Not present
Where They Speak
Nigeria
Not Available
How Many People Speak
Not Available
Native Name
Yorùbá
Kōṅkaṇī
Alternative Names
Yariba, Yooba
Konkan standard, Bankoti, Kunabi, North Konkan, Central Konkan, Concorinum, Cugani, Konkanese
French Name
yoruba
konkani
German Name
Yoruba-Sprache
Konkani
Pronunciation
Not Available
kõkɳi
Ethnicity
Yoruba people
Konkanis
Language Family
Niger-Congo Family
Indo-European Family
Subgroup
Western Sudanic
Not Available
Early Forms
No early forms
No early forms
Standard Forms
Yorùbá
Kokani
Language Position
Not Available
Signed Forms
Yoruba Sign Language
Indian Signing System (ISS)
Scope
Individual
Individual, Macrolanguage
ISO 639 1
yo
No data available
ISO 639 6
Not Available
Not Available
Glottocode
yoru1245
goan1235
Linguasphere
No data available
No data available
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Verb-Object
Subject-Object-Verb
Language Morphological Typology
Analytic, Isolating
Not Available
All Yoruba and Konkani 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 Konkani dialects. Various dialects of Yoruba and Konkani language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Yoruba are spoken in different Yoruba Speaking Countries whereas Konkani Dialects are spoken in different Konkani speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Yoruba vs Konkani Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Yoruba dialects include: Itsekiri, Ede. Konkani dialects include: Antruz Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.
Yoruba and Konkani Speaking population
Yoruba and Konkani speaking population is one of the factors based on which Yoruba and Konkani languages can be compared. The total count of Yoruba and Konkani Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Yoruba language is 0.42 % whereas the percentage of people speaking Konkani language is 0.11 %. 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 Konkani on Yoruba vs Konkani where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.
Yoruba and Konkani Language Codes
Yoruba and Konkani language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Yoruba and Konkani Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.