Countries
Benin, Nigeria
Andorra, Balearic Islands, Catalonia, Latin Union, Spain, Valencian Community
National Language
Nigeria
Andorra, France, Italy, Spain
Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
Spain
Speaking Continents
Africa
Europe
Minority Language
Africa, Brazil, Togo, United Kingdom, United States of America
Aragon, France, Italy, Spain
Regulated By
Yoruba Academy
Institut d'Estudis Catalans, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua, National Languages Committee
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.
- Catalan is 6th most largely spoken Romance language.
- Catalan went through a golden age in low middle ages, reaching a peak of maturity and cultural richness.
Similar To
Owo and Itsekiri languages
Spanish Language, Occitan Language, Italian Language, French Language
Derived From
Not Available
Latin
Alphabets in
Yoruba-Alphabet.jpg#200
Catalan-Alpahabets.jpg#200
Writing Direction
Not Available
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
How Are You?
Bawo ni o se wa
Com estàs?
Good Night
Kasun layọ o
Bona nit
Good Evening
ka a ale
Bona nit
Good Afternoon
e kaasan
Bona tarda
Good Morning
e kaaro
Bon dia
I Love You
mo nifẹ rẹ
T'estimo
Excuse Me
mo tọrọ gafara
Dispensi!
Where They Speak
Nigeria
France, Portugal, Spain
Where They Speak
Benin, Togo
Spain
Dialect 3
Ulukwumi
Ribagorçan
Where They Speak
Nigeria
Spain
How Many People Speak
Not Available
Speaking Population
Not Available
Second Language Speakers
Not Available
Native Name
Yorùbá
català
Alternative Names
Yariba, Yooba
Català, Catalán, Catalan-Valencian-Balear, Catalonian, Valencian
French Name
yoruba
catalan; valencien
German Name
Yoruba-Sprache
Katalanisch
Pronunciation
Not Available
[kətəˈɫa] (EC) ~ [kataˈɫa] (WC)
Ethnicity
Yoruba people
Catalan people
Language Family
Niger-Congo Family
Indo-European Family
Subgroup
Western Sudanic
Romance
Early Forms
No early forms
Old Catalan
Standard Forms
Yorùbá
Standard Catalan, Standard Valencian
Language Position
Not Available
Signed Forms
Yoruba Sign Language
Signed Catalan
Scope
Individual
Individual
ISO 639 6
Not Available
Not Available
Glottocode
yoru1245
stan1289
Linguasphere
No data available
51-AAA-e
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Verb-Object
Subject-Verb-Object
Language Morphological Typology
Analytic, Isolating
Not Available
Yoruba and Catalan Greetings
People around the world use different languages to interact with each other. Even if we cannot communicate fluently in any language, it will always be beneficial to know about some of the common greetings or phrases from that language. This is where Yoruba and Catalan greetings helps you to understand basic phrases in Yoruba and Catalan language. Yoruba word for "Hello" is Ẹ n lẹ or Catalan word for "Thank You" is Gràcies. Find more of such common Yoruba Greetings and Catalan Greetings. These greetings will help you to be more confident when conversing with natives that speak these languages.
Yoruba vs Catalan Difficulty
The Yoruba vs Catalan difficulty level basically depends on the number of Yoruba Alphabets and Catalan Alphabets. Also the number of vowels and consonants in the language plays an important role in deciding the difficulty level of that language. The important points to be considered when we compare Yoruba and Catalan are the origin, speaking countries, language family, different greetings, speaking population of these languages. Want to know in Yoruba and Catalan, which language is harder to learn? Time required to learn Yoruba is 30 weeks while to learn Catalan time required is 24 weeks.