Yoruba and Oriya
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
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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 earliest literature in Oriya was traced in 7th to 9th centuries.
- Since Odia is having a long literary history and has not borrowed largely from other languages, it is the 6th classical language in India.
Similar To
Owo and Itsekiri languages
Bengali and Assamese
Derived From
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Sanskrit Language
Alphabets in
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Oriya-Alphabets.jpg#200
Scripts
Latin
Bengali, Odia alphabet (Brahmic)
Writing Direction
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Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Hello
Ẹ n lẹ
ନମସ୍କାର (namascara)
Thank You
e dupe
ଧନ୍ୟବାଦ୍ (dhanyabaad)
How Are You?
Bawo ni o se wa
କେମିତି ଅତ୍ଚନ୍ଥି? (kemiti achanti?)
Good Night
Kasun layọ o
ସୁଭରାତ୍ର (shubharaatra)
Good Evening
ka a ale
ସୁଭସନ୍ଧ୍ୟା (subha sandhya)
Good Afternoon
e kaasan
ସୁଭ ଖରା ବେଳ (shubha kharaa bela)
Good Morning
e kaaro
ସୁପ୍ରଭାତ (suprabhaata)
Sorry
binu
ମୁଁ ଦୁଃଖିତ (mū duḥkhita)
Bye
bye
ସୁବିଦାୟ (shubidaaya)
I Love You
mo nifẹ rẹ
ମୁଁ ତୁମକୁ ଭଲ ପାଏ (mu tumoku bhala paye)
Excuse Me
mo tọrọ gafara
କ୍ଷମା କରିବେ (kyamā karibe)
Dialect 1
Itsekiri
Baleswari
Where They Speak
Nigeria
India
Where They Speak
Benin, Togo
India
Where They Speak
Nigeria
India
Native Name
Yorùbá
ଓଡ଼ିଆ (ōṛiyā)
Alternative Names
Yariba, Yooba
Odisha, Odri, Odrum, Oliya, Uriya, Utkali, Vadiya, Yudhia
German Name
Yoruba-Sprache
Oriya-Sprache
Pronunciation
[jòɾùbá]
[ˈoɽia]
Ethnicity
Yoruba people
Odias
Language Family
Niger-Congo Family
Indo-European Family
Subgroup
Western Sudanic
Indo-Iranian
Early Forms
No early forms
No early forms
Standard Forms
Yorùbá
Standard Odia
Signed Forms
Yoruba Sign Language
Indian Signing System
Scope
Individual
Individual, Macrolanguage
Glottocode
yoru1245
macr1269
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
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All Yoruba and Oriya 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 Oriya dialects. Various dialects of Yoruba and Oriya language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Yoruba are spoken in different Yoruba Speaking Countries whereas Oriya Dialects are spoken in different Oriya speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Yoruba vs Oriya Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Yoruba dialects include: Itsekiri, Ede. Oriya dialects include: Baleswari , Ganjami. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.
Yoruba and Oriya Speaking population
Yoruba and Oriya speaking population is one of the factors based on which Yoruba and Oriya languages can be compared. The total count of Yoruba and Oriya Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Yoruba language is 0.42 % whereas the percentage of people speaking Oriya language is 0.50 %. 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 Oriya on Yoruba vs Oriya where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.
Yoruba and Oriya Language Codes
Yoruba and Oriya language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Yoruba and Oriya Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.