Yoruba and Thai
Countries
Benin, Nigeria
Thailand
National Language
Nigeria
Thailand
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
Burma, Cambodia, Laos
Regulated By
Yoruba Academy
Royal Society of Thailand (ราชบัณฑิตยสภา)
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.
- Thai is tonal language and also it is very repetitive and exaggerative language.
- You should learn thai language with native speakers and not with books or recorders, since speaking and writing in thai are not the same.
Similar To
Owo and Itsekiri languages
Lao Language
Derived From
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Khmer Language
Alphabets in
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Writing Direction
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Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Hello
Ẹ n lẹ
สวัสดี (S̄wạs̄dī)
Thank You
e dupe
ขอบคุณ (K̄hxbkhuṇ)
How Are You?
Bawo ni o se wa
คุณเป็นอย่างไร? (Khuṇ pĕn xỳāngrị?)
Good Night
Kasun layọ o
นอนหลับฝันดี (Nxn h̄lạb f̄ạn dī)
Good Evening
ka a ale
สวัสดี (S̄wạs̄dī)
Good Afternoon
e kaasan
สวัสดีตอนบ่าย (S̄wạs̄dī txn b̀āy)
Good Morning
e kaaro
อรุณสวัสดิ์ (Xruṇ s̄wạs̄di̒)
Sorry
binu
ขอโทษ (K̄hxthos̄ʹ)
I Love You
mo nifẹ rẹ
ผมรักคุณ (P̄hm rạk khuṇ)
Excuse Me
mo tọrọ gafara
ขอโทษ (K̄hxthos̄ʹ)
Where They Speak
Nigeria
Isan
Dialect 2
Ede
Northern Thai
Where They Speak
Benin, Togo
Northern Thailand
Dialect 3
Ulukwumi
Southern Thai
Where They Speak
Nigeria
Kedah, Kelantan, Southern Thailand, Tanintharyi
Native Name
Yorùbá
ภาษาไทย
Alternative Names
Yariba, Yooba
Siamese, Standard Thai, Thaiklang
German Name
Yoruba-Sprache
Thailändisch
Pronunciation
[jòɾùbá]
[pʰāːsǎː tʰāj]
Ethnicity
Yoruba people
Central Thai and Thai Chinese
Language Family
Niger-Congo Family
Tai-Kadai Family
Subgroup
Western Sudanic
Tai
Early Forms
No early forms
Old Thai
Standard Forms
Yorùbá
Thai
Signed Forms
Yoruba Sign Language
Thai Sign Language
Scope
Individual
Individual
Glottocode
yoru1245
thai1261
Linguasphere
No data available
47-AAA-b
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Verb-Object
Subject-Verb-Object
Language Morphological Typology
Analytic, Isolating
Analytic, Isolating
All Yoruba and Thai 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 Thai dialects. Various dialects of Yoruba and Thai language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Yoruba are spoken in different Yoruba Speaking Countries whereas Thai Dialects are spoken in different Thai speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Yoruba vs Thai Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Yoruba dialects include: Itsekiri, Ede. Thai dialects include: Isan , Northern Thai. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.
Yoruba and Thai Speaking population
Yoruba and Thai speaking population is one of the factors based on which Yoruba and Thai languages can be compared. The total count of Yoruba and Thai Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Yoruba language is 0.42 % whereas the percentage of people speaking Thai language is 0.85 %. 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 Thai on Yoruba vs Thai where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.
Yoruba and Thai Language Codes
Yoruba and Thai language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Yoruba and Thai Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.