Yoruba and Urdu
Countries
Benin, Nigeria
India, Pakistan
National Language
Nigeria
Pakistan
Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
Pakistan
Speaking Continents
Africa
Asia, Oceania
Minority Language
Africa, Brazil, Togo, United Kingdom, United States of America
India
Regulated By
Yoruba Academy
National Council for Promotion of Urdu Language, India, National Language Authority, Pakistan
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.
- Urdu is a language of beauty and grace, that adds meaning to prose and charm to poetry.
- Different languages such as Arabic, Persian and Turkish gave birth and richness to Urdu.
Similar To
Owo and Itsekiri languages
Arabic and Hindi Languages
Derived From
Not Available
Ghaznavid Persian Language
Alphabets in
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Urdu-Alphabets.jpg#200
Writing Direction
Not Available
Right-To-Left, Horizontal
Thank You
e dupe
آپ کا شکریہ
How Are You?
Bawo ni o se wa
آپ کیسے ہیں؟
Good Night
Kasun layọ o
گڈ نائٹ
Good Evening
ka a ale
سلام علیکم
Good Afternoon
e kaasan
گڈ آفٹر نون
Good Morning
e kaaro
گڈ مارننگ
I Love You
mo nifẹ rẹ
مجھے تم سے محبت
Excuse Me
mo tọrọ gafara
معاف کیجئے گا
Dialect 1
Itsekiri
Dakhini
Where They Speak
Nigeria
India
Dialect 2
Ede
Hyderabadi Urdu
Where They Speak
Benin, Togo
India
How Many People Speak
Not Available
Dialect 3
Ulukwumi
Rekhta
Where They Speak
Nigeria
South Asia
How Many People Speak
Not Available
Second Language Speakers
Not Available
Native Name
Yorùbá
اُردُو
Alternative Names
Yariba, Yooba
Bihari
French Name
yoruba
ourdou
German Name
Yoruba-Sprache
Urdu
Pronunciation
Not Available
[ˈʊrd̪u]
Ethnicity
Yoruba people
Not Available
Origin
4 BC
12th Century CE
Language Family
Niger-Congo Family
Indo-European Family
Subgroup
Western Sudanic
Indo-Iranian
Early Forms
No early forms
No early forms
Standard Forms
Yorùbá
Modern Standard Urdu
Signed Forms
Yoruba Sign Language
Signed Urdu
Scope
Individual
Individual
ISO 639 6
Not Available
Not Available
Glottocode
yoru1245
urdu1245
Linguasphere
No data available
59-AAF-q
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Verb-Object
Not Available
Language Morphological Typology
Analytic, Isolating
Fusional
All Yoruba and Urdu 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 Urdu dialects. Various dialects of Yoruba and Urdu language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Yoruba are spoken in different Yoruba Speaking Countries whereas Urdu Dialects are spoken in different Urdu speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Yoruba vs Urdu Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Yoruba dialects include: Itsekiri, Ede. Urdu dialects include: Dakhini , Hyderabadi Urdu. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.
Yoruba and Urdu Speaking population
Yoruba and Urdu speaking population is one of the factors based on which Yoruba and Urdu languages can be compared. The total count of Yoruba and Urdu Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Yoruba language is 0.42 % whereas the percentage of people speaking Urdu language is 0.99 %. 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 Urdu on Yoruba vs Urdu where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.
Yoruba and Urdu Language Codes
Yoruba and Urdu language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Yoruba and Urdu Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.