Yoruba and Latvian
Countries
Benin, Nigeria
European Union, Latvia
National Language
Nigeria
Latvia
Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
Not spoken in any of the countries
Speaking Continents
Africa
Europe
Minority Language
Africa, Brazil, Togo, United Kingdom, United States of America
Not spoken in any of the countries
Regulated By
Yoruba Academy
Latvian State Language Center
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 first written form of Latvian dates from 16th century was found in religious texts.
- The old latvian language was based on the a Gothic script.
Similar To
Owo and Itsekiri languages
Lithuanian Language
Alphabets in
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Writing Direction
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Left-To-Right, Horizontal
How Are You?
Bawo ni o se wa
Kā jums klājas?
Good Night
Kasun layọ o
Ar labunakti
Good Evening
ka a ale
Labvakar
Good Afternoon
e kaasan
Labdien
Good Morning
e kaaro
Labrīt
I Love You
mo nifẹ rẹ
Es tevi mīlu
Excuse Me
mo tọrọ gafara
Piedodiet!
Dialect 1
Itsekiri
Livonian
Where They Speak
Nigeria
Latvia
Dialect 2
Ede
Middle Latvian
Where They Speak
Benin, Togo
Latvia
Dialect 3
Ulukwumi
High Latvian
Where They Speak
Nigeria
France, Latvia
Native Name
Yorùbá
latviešu valoda
Alternative Names
Yariba, Yooba
Lettish
French Name
yoruba
letton
German Name
Yoruba-Sprache
Lettisch
Pronunciation
[jòɾùbá]
[ˈlætviən]
Ethnicity
Yoruba people
Latvians or Letts
Language Family
Niger-Congo Family
Indo-European Family
Subgroup
Western Sudanic
Baltic
Early Forms
No early forms
No early forms
Standard Forms
Yorùbá
Latvian
Signed Forms
Yoruba Sign Language
Latvian Sign Language
Scope
Individual
Macrolanguage
Glottocode
yoru1245
latv1249
Linguasphere
No data available
54-AAB-a
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Verb-Object
Subject-Verb-Object
Language Morphological Typology
Analytic, Isolating
Synthetic
All Yoruba and Latvian 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 Latvian dialects. Various dialects of Yoruba and Latvian language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Yoruba are spoken in different Yoruba Speaking Countries whereas Latvian Dialects are spoken in different Latvian speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Yoruba vs Latvian Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Yoruba dialects include: Itsekiri, Ede. Latvian dialects include: Livonian , Middle Latvian. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.
Yoruba and Latvian Speaking population
Yoruba and Latvian speaking population is one of the factors based on which Yoruba and Latvian languages can be compared. The total count of Yoruba and Latvian Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Yoruba language is 0.42 % whereas the percentage of people speaking Latvian language is 0.07 %. 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 Latvian on Yoruba vs Latvian where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.
Yoruba and Latvian Language Codes
Yoruba and Latvian language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Yoruba and Latvian Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.