Yoruba and Malaysian
Countries
Benin, Nigeria
Brunei, Malaysia, Singapore
National Language
Nigeria
Malaysia
Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
Indonesia
Speaking Continents
Africa
Asia
Minority Language
Africa, Brazil, Togo, United Kingdom, United States of America
Thailand
Regulated By
Yoruba Academy
Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka
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.
- One of the most politically powerful language historically is Malaysian Language.
- Malaysian earliest known inscriptions were found in South of Sumatra way back in 683-6 AD.
Similar To
Owo and Itsekiri languages
Indonesian Language
Derived From
Not Available
Tamil Language
Alphabets in
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Writing Direction
Not Available
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Thank You
e dupe
terima kasih
How Are You?
Bawo ni o se wa
Apa khabar?
Good Night
Kasun layọ o
Selamat Malam
Good Evening
ka a ale
Selamat Petang
Good Afternoon
e kaasan
Selamat tengah hari
Good Morning
e kaaro
Selamat pagi
I Love You
mo nifẹ rẹ
Saya sayang kamu
Excuse Me
mo tọrọ gafara
Maafkan saya
Dialect 1
Itsekiri
Bengkulu
Where They Speak
Nigeria
Bengkulu Province, Sumatra
Where They Speak
Benin, Togo
Indonesia
Where They Speak
Nigeria
Indonesia
Second Language Speakers
Not Available
Native Name
Yorùbá
Bahasa melayu
Alternative Names
Yariba, Yooba
Not Available
French Name
yoruba
malais
German Name
Yoruba-Sprache
Malaiisch
Pronunciation
Not Available
[baˈhasə malajˈsiə]
Ethnicity
Yoruba people
Not Available
Language Family
Niger-Congo Family
Austronesian Family
Subgroup
Western Sudanic
Not Available
Early Forms
No early forms
Ancient Malay, Old Malay, Pre-Modern MalayClassical Malay,
Standard Forms
Yorùbá
Pluricentric Standard Malay
Signed Forms
Yoruba Sign Language
Malaysian Sign Language
Scope
Individual
Individual
ISO 639 6
Not Available
Not Available
Glottocode
yoru1245
stan1306
Linguasphere
No data available
No data available
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Verb-Object
Not Available
Language Morphological Typology
Analytic, Isolating
Agglutinative
All Yoruba and Malaysian 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 Malaysian dialects. Various dialects of Yoruba and Malaysian language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Yoruba are spoken in different Yoruba Speaking Countries whereas Malaysian Dialects are spoken in different Malaysian speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Yoruba vs Malaysian Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Yoruba dialects include: Itsekiri, Ede. Malaysian dialects include: Bengkulu , Pekal. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.
Yoruba and Malaysian Speaking population
Yoruba and Malaysian speaking population is one of the factors based on which Yoruba and Malaysian languages can be compared. The total count of Yoruba and Malaysian Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Yoruba language is 0.42 % whereas the percentage of people speaking Malaysian language is 1.16 %. 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 Malaysian on Yoruba vs Malaysian where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.
Yoruba and Malaysian Language Codes
Yoruba and Malaysian language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Yoruba and Malaysian Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.