Yoruba and Lithuanian
Countries
Benin, Nigeria
European Union, Lithuania
National Language
Nigeria
Lithuania
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
Poland
Regulated By
Yoruba Academy
Commission of the Lithuanian 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.
- Lithuanian has many loanwords that originate from Slavic, Germanic and other Baltic languages.
- "Catheciusmus" is the oldest known book in Lithuanian language in 1547.
Similar To
Owo and Itsekiri languages
Latvian
Derived From
Not Available
Not Available
Alphabets in
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Writing Direction
Not Available
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
How Are You?
Bawo ni o se wa
Kaip sekasi?
Good Night
Kasun layọ o
Labanakt
Good Evening
ka a ale
Labas vakaras
Good Afternoon
e kaasan
Laba diena
Good Morning
e kaaro
Labas rytas
I Love You
mo nifẹ rẹ
Aš myliu tave
Excuse Me
mo tọrọ gafara
Atsiprašau
Dialect 1
Itsekiri
Samogitian
Where They Speak
Nigeria
Lithuania
Dialect 2
Ede
Aukštaitian
Where They Speak
Benin, Togo
Lithuania
How Many People Speak
Not Available
Dialect 3
Ulukwumi
Curonian
Where They Speak
Nigeria
Lithuania
How Many People Speak
Not Available
Speaking Population
Not Available
Native Name
Yorùbá
lietuvių kalba
Alternative Names
Yariba, Yooba
Lietuvi, Lietuviskai, Litauische, Litewski, Litovskiy
French Name
yoruba
lituanien
German Name
Yoruba-Sprache
Litauisch
Pronunciation
Not Available
Not Available
Ethnicity
Yoruba people
Lithuanians
Language Family
Niger-Congo Family
Indo-European Family
Subgroup
Western Sudanic
Not Available
Early Forms
No early forms
No early forms
Standard Forms
Yorùbá
Lithuanian
Language Position
Not Available
Signed Forms
Yoruba Sign Language
Lithuanian Sign Language
Scope
Individual
Individual
ISO 639 6
Not Available
Not Available
Glottocode
yoru1245
lith1251
Linguasphere
No data available
54-AAA-a
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Verb-Object
Not Available
Language Morphological Typology
Analytic, Isolating
Synthetic
All Yoruba and Lithuanian 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 Lithuanian dialects. Various dialects of Yoruba and Lithuanian language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Yoruba are spoken in different Yoruba Speaking Countries whereas Lithuanian Dialects are spoken in different Lithuanian speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Yoruba vs Lithuanian Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Yoruba dialects include: Itsekiri, Ede. Lithuanian dialects include: Samogitian , Aukštaitian. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.
Yoruba and Lithuanian Speaking population
Yoruba and Lithuanian speaking population is one of the factors based on which Yoruba and Lithuanian languages can be compared. The total count of Yoruba and Lithuanian Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Yoruba language is 0.42 % whereas the percentage of people speaking Lithuanian language is Not Available. 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 Lithuanian on Yoruba vs Lithuanian where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.
Yoruba and Lithuanian Language Codes
Yoruba and Lithuanian language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Yoruba and Lithuanian Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.