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Yoruba and Telugu


Telugu and Yoruba


Countries

Countries
Benin, Nigeria  
Andra Pradesh, India, Telangana, Yanam  

Total No. Of Countries
2  
13
4  
11

National Language
Nigeria  
Andra Pradesh, India  

Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries  
Karnataka  

Speaking Continents
Africa  
Asia  

Minority Language
Africa, Brazil, Togo, United Kingdom, United States of America  
Andaman and Nicobar Islands, Chhattisgarh, Karnataka, Maharashtra, Odisha, Puducherry, Tamil Nadu  

Regulated By
Yoruba Academy  
Telugu Academy and Official Language Commission of Government of Andhra Pradesh  

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.
  
  • Telugu is the only language in the Eastern world that has every single word that ends with a vowel sound. Telugu language is called "Italian of the East".
  • Telugu is one of the oldest language in India which is 2,400 years old.
  

Similar To
Owo and Itsekiri languages  
Tamil  

Derived From
-  
Sanskrit Language  

Alphabets

Alphabets in
Yoruba-Alphabet.jpg#200  
Telugu-Alphabets.jpg#200  

Alphabets
29  
11
60  
35

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
12  
9
19  
16

How Many Consonants
17  
7
41  
30

Scripts
Latin  
Telugu Script  

Writing Direction
-  
Left-To-Right, Horizontal  

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
3  
2
3  
2

Time Taken to Learn
30 weeks  
10
44 weeks  
17

Greetings

Hello
Ẹ n lẹ  
హలో (Halō)  

Thank You
e dupe  
ధన్యవాదాలు (Dhan'yavādālu)  

How Are You?
Bawo ni o se wa  
నువ్వు ఎలా ఉన్నావు? (Nuvvu elā unnāvu?)  

Good Night
Kasun layọ o  
శుభ రాత్రి (Śubha rātri)  

Good Evening
ka a ale  
శుభ సాయంత్రం (Śubha sāyantraṁ)  

Good Afternoon
e kaasan  
శుభ మద్యాహ్నం (Śubha madyāhnaṁ)  

Good Morning
e kaaro  
శుభోదయం (Śubhōdayaṁ)  

Please
Jowo  
దయచేసి (Dayacēsi)  

Sorry
binu  
క్షమించాలి (Kṣamin̄cāli)  

Bye
bye  
బై (Bai)  

I Love You
mo nifẹ rẹ  
నేను నిన్ను ప్రేమిస్తున్నాను (Nēnu ninnu prēmistunnānu)  

Excuse Me
mo tọrọ gafara  
క్షమించండి (Kṣamin̄caṇḍi)  

Dialects

Dialect 1
Itsekiri  
Waddar  

Where They Speak
Nigeria  
Andra Pradesh, Karnataka, Maharashtra  

How Many People Speak
500,000.00  
99+
170,000.00  
99+

Dialect 2
Ede  
Chenchu  

Where They Speak
Benin, Togo  
Andra Pradesh, Karnataka, Orissa  

How Many People Speak
800,000.00  
99+
26,000.00  
99+

Dialect 3
Ulukwumi  
Manna-Dora  

Where They Speak
Nigeria  
Andra Pradesh, Tamil Nadu  

How Many People Speak
10,000.00  
99+
30,000.00  
99+

Total No. Of Dialects
20  
18
38  
28

How Many People Speak

How Many People Speak?
30.00 million  
36
80.00 million  
20

Speaking Population
0.42 %  
34
1.15 %  
16

Native Speakers
28.00 million  
29
75.00 million  
14

Second Language Speakers
30.00 million  
26
5.00 million  
99+

Native Name
Yorùbá  
తెలుగు (telugu)  

Alternative Names
Yariba, Yooba  
Andhra, Gentoo, Tailangi, Telangire, Telegu, Telgi, Tengu, Terangi, Tolangan  

French Name
yoruba  
télougou  

German Name
Yoruba-Sprache  
Telugu-Sprache  

Pronunciation
[jòɾùbá]  
[ˈteluɡu]  

Ethnicity
Yoruba people  
Telugu people  

History

Origin
4 BC  
c. 575  

Language Family
Niger-Congo Family  
Dravidian Family  

Subgroup
Western Sudanic  
-  

Branch
Kwa  
-  

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
No early forms  
Early Telugu epigraphy  

Standard Forms
Yorùbá  
Telugu  

Language Position
49  
99+
15  
14

Signed Forms
Yoruba Sign Language  
Signed Telugu  

Scope
Individual  
Individual  

Code

ISO 639 1
yo  
te  

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
yor  
tel  

ISO 639 2/B
yor  
tel  

ISO 639 3
yor  
tel  

ISO 639 6
yor  
tel  

Glottocode
yoru1245  
telu1262  

Linguasphere
No data available  
No data available  

Types of Language
  
  

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 Telugu 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 Telugu dialects. Various dialects of Yoruba and Telugu language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Yoruba are spoken in different Yoruba Speaking Countries whereas Telugu Dialects are spoken in different Telugu speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Yoruba vs Telugu Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Yoruba dialects include: Itsekiri, Ede. Telugu dialects include: Waddar , Chenchu. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.

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Yoruba and Telugu Speaking population

Yoruba and Telugu speaking population is one of the factors based on which Yoruba and Telugu languages can be compared. The total count of Yoruba and Telugu Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Yoruba language is 0.42 % whereas the percentage of people speaking Telugu language is 1.15 %. 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 Telugu on Yoruba vs Telugu where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.

Yoruba and Telugu Language Codes

Yoruba and Telugu language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Yoruba and Telugu Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.

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