Countries
Benin, Nigeria
India, Lakshadweep, Puducherry
National Language
Nigeria
Kerala, India, Lakshadweep, Puducherry
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
Andaman and Nicobar Islands
Regulated By
Yoruba Academy
Academy for Malayalam literature, Government of Kerala
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.
- Malayalam language has 54 literals. Same sounds have different versions to it.
- Malayalam script is reffered as "Rod Script" and it is derived from the Grantha script, which was developed from Indic script of Brahmi.
Similar To
Owo and Itsekiri languages
Tamil and Sanskrit Languages
Derived From
-
Sanskrit Language
Alphabets in
Yoruba-Alphabet.jpg#200
Malayalam-Alphabets.jpg#200
Scripts
Latin
Brahmic family and derivatives
Writing Direction
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Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Hello
Ẹ n lẹ
ഹലോ (halēā)
Thank You
e dupe
നന്ദി (nandi)
How Are You?
Bawo ni o se wa
സുഖമാണോ? (sukhamāṇēā?)
Good Night
Kasun layọ o
ശുഭ രാത്രി (śubha rātri)
Good Evening
ka a ale
ഗുഡ് ഈവനിംഗ് (guḍ īvaniṅg)
Good Afternoon
e kaasan
ഗുഡ് ആഫ്റ്റർനൂൺ (guḍ āphṟṟarnūṇ)
Good Morning
e kaaro
രാവിലെ (rāvile)
Please
Jowo
ദയവായി (dayavāyi)
Sorry
binu
ക്ഷമിക്കണം (kṣamikkaṇaṁ)
I Love You
mo nifẹ rẹ
ഞാൻ നിന്നെ സ്നേഹിക്കുന്നു (ñān ninne snēhikkunnu)
Excuse Me
mo tọrọ gafara
എക്സ്ക്യൂസ് മീ (ekskyūs mī)
Dialect 1
Itsekiri
Judeo-Malayalam
Where They Speak
Nigeria
Israel, kerala
Where They Speak
Benin, Togo
India
Dialect 3
Ulukwumi
Pandy Malayalam
Where They Speak
Nigeria
France, kerala
Native Name
Yorùbá
മലയാളം (malayāḷam)
Alternative Names
Yariba, Yooba
Alealum, Malayalani, Malayali, Malean, Maliyad, Mallealle, Mopla
French Name
yoruba
malayalam
German Name
Yoruba-Sprache
Malayalam
Pronunciation
[jòɾùbá]
[mɐləjaːɭɐm]
Ethnicity
Yoruba people
Malayali
Language Family
Niger-Congo Family
Dravidian Family
Subgroup
Western Sudanic
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Early Forms
No early forms
No early form
Standard Forms
Yorùbá
Malayalam
Signed Forms
Yoruba Sign Language
Signed Malayalam
Scope
Individual
Individual
Glottocode
yoru1245
mala1464
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
Synthetic
All Yoruba and Malayalam 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 Malayalam dialects. Various dialects of Yoruba and Malayalam language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Yoruba are spoken in different Yoruba Speaking Countries whereas Malayalam Dialects are spoken in different Malayalam speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Yoruba vs Malayalam Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Yoruba dialects include: Itsekiri, Ede. Malayalam dialects include: Judeo-Malayalam , Mappila. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.
Yoruba and Malayalam Speaking population
Yoruba and Malayalam speaking population is one of the factors based on which Yoruba and Malayalam languages can be compared. The total count of Yoruba and Malayalam Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Yoruba language is 0.42 % whereas the percentage of people speaking Malayalam language is 0.57 %. 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 Malayalam on Yoruba vs Malayalam where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.
Yoruba and Malayalam Language Codes
Yoruba and Malayalam language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Yoruba and Malayalam Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.