Yoruba
yo · Èdè Yorùbá
Yoruba (yo) is written in the Latin script and has an estimated 31.8M speakers. It is an official language in Nigeria. CLDR has 3 locales for it.
Native nameÈdè Yorùbá
ScriptLatinLatn
Speakers31.8Mestimated
Countries2
Locales3
Plural forms1other
Overview
- Code
- yo
- Native name
- Èdè Yorùbá
- Script
- Latin Latn
- Likely region
- 🇳🇬 Nigeria
- Direction
- Left to right
- Plural categories
- other
Where it is spoken
| Country | Status | Share of population |
|---|---|---|
| 🇳🇬 Nigeria | Official | 13% |
| 🇧🇯 Benin | 6.7% |
Plural categories
| Category | Examples |
|---|---|
| other | 0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, … |