ISO 639-3 · yoryor
Niger–Congo family
Yoruba
Èdè Yorùbá
Yoruba is a language of the Nuclear Yoruba branch (Niger–Congo), spoken in Nigeria, Benin and Togo. Wikidata counts 37.8 m first-language speakers (2019). Wikidata describes it as “Niger-Congo language spoken in West Africa”.
At a glance
- ISO 639-3
yor- ISO 639-1
yo- Glottocode
yoru1245- Family
- Niger–Congo
- EGIDS
- 2 Provincial
- UNESCO
- Safe
- Centre point
- 7.00, 3.00
- Wikipedia
- 96 language editions
37.8 mfirst-language speakers
—second-language speakers
3countries
2scripts
9levels in the tree
2EGIDS level
Facts
| Name | Yoruba · Èdè Yorùbá |
|---|---|
| Also called | Yoruba language |
| L1 speakers | 37,800,000 (2019) |
| All speakers | 40,000,000 (2015) |
| Written in | Yoruba alphabet, Yoruba Braille |
Vitality
EGIDS 2 Provincial2
Institutional. Used in government, education and media — EGIDS 0 to 4.
Other languages at this levelUNESCO: Safe
Languages at this levelfamily tree
From Niger–Congo to Yoruba
The branches above Yoruba, top to bottom. Each node counts the languages of this index that belong to it.
where it is spoken
Countries
Also spoken in Nigeria
engEnglishIndo-European · 1.13 bn0 · InternationalpcmNigerian Pidginunclassified · 47.5 m3 · Wider CommunicationhauHausaAfroasiatic · 43.9 m2 · ProvincialiboIgboNiger–Congo · 27 m2 · ProvincialkauKanuriNilo-Saharan · 15 mfuvNigerian FulfuldeNiger–Congo · 14.5 m3 · Wider CommunicationkncCentral KanuriNilo-Saharan · 9.3 m3 · Wider CommunicationefiEfikNiger–Congo · 2.7 m3 · Wider CommunicationshuChadian Arabicunclassified · 2.6 m3 · Wider CommunicationkaiKarekareAfroasiatic · 1.8 m6a · Vigorous