yo-BJ

Yoruba (Benin) · Èdè Yorùbá (Bɛ̀nɛ̀)

yo-BJ is the locale for Yoruba (Benin) (Èdè Yorùbá (Bɛ̀nɛ̀)). Numbers are written 1,234,567.891, short dates look like 27/3/2026, times like 15:4, and XOF amounts like F CFA 1,234,568. Text runs left to right.

Number1,234,567.891decimal “.” group “,”
Short date27/3/2026d/M/y
Short time15:4H:m
Currency (XOF)F CFA 1,234,568
DirectionLTRLatin
Plural forms1other

Overview

Name
Yoruba (Benin)
Native name
Èdè Yorùbá (Bɛ̀nɛ̀)
Language
Yoruba yo
Script
Latin Latn (implied)
Maximized tag
yo-Latn-NG
Direction
Left to right
Fallback chain
  • yo-BJ
  • yo
  • root
Data source
Own CLDR data

Formatting examples

Amounts in XOF, using the sample value 1234567.891 and March 27, 2026 at 3:04 PM UTC.

Number
1,234,567.891
Percent
45.7%
Currency (XOF)
F CFA 1,234,568
Accounting
(F CFA 1,234,568)
Currency, name
1,234,568 àwɔn faransì ìwɔ̀-oorùn Afíríkà
Compact short
1.2M
Compact long
1.2 mílíɔ̀nù
Scientific
1.235E6
Speed
88 km/h
Temperature
21.5°C
Date, full
Ɔjɔ́ Ɛtì, 27 Oshù Ɛrɛ̀nà 2026
Date, long
27 Oshù Ɛrɛ̀nà 2026
Date, medium
27 03 2026
Date, short
27/3/2026
Time, medium
15:4:5
Time, short
15:4
Date and time
27 03 2026, 15:4
Month and year
Oshù Ɛrɛ̀nà 2026
Weekday
Ɛtì
Relative time
Àná · +3 d · -2 h
List: and
A, B, C
List: or
A, B, tabi C

Numbers

Numbering system
latn 0123456789
Minimum grouping digits
1
Decimal pattern
#,##0.###
Percent pattern
#,##0%
Currency pattern
¤#,##0.00
Accounting pattern
¤#,##0.00;(¤#,##0.00)

Symbols

Decimal.
Grouping,
List separator;
Percent%
Per mille‰
Plus+
Minus-
ExponentE
Infinity∞
NaNNaN
Time separator:

Date and time patterns

Date, full
EEEE, d MMM y
Date, long
d MMM y
Date, medium
d MM y
Date, short
d/M/y
Time, full
HH:mm:ss zzzz
Time, long
H:mm:ss z
Time, medium
H:m:s
Time, short
H:m
Date and time
{1} {0}
Skeleton yMd
d/M/y
Skeleton yMMMd
d MMM y
Skeleton yMMMEd
E, d MMM , y
Skeleton yM
M/y
Skeleton yMMM
MMM y
Skeleton MMMd
d MMM
Skeleton Md
d/M
Skeleton Hm
HH:mm
Skeleton Hms
HH:mm:ss
Skeleton hm
h:mm a
Skeleton hms
h:mm:ss a
Skeleton yQQQ
QQQ y
AM / PM
Àárɔ̀ / Ɔ̀sán
Eras
BCE / AD

Month and weekday names

Months

  • Oshù Shɛ́rɛ́ Oshù Shɛ́rɛ́
  • Oshù Èrèlè Oshù Èrèlè
  • Oshù Ɛrɛ̀nà Oshù Ɛrɛ̀nà
  • Oshù Ìgbé Oshù Ìgbé
  • Oshù Ɛ̀bibi Oshù Ɛ̀bibi
  • Oshù Òkúdu Oshù Òkúdu
  • Oshù Agɛmɔ Oshù Agɛmɔ
  • Oshù Ògún Oshù Ògún
  • Oshù Owewe Oshù Owewe
  • Oshù Ɔ̀wàrà Oshù Ɔ̀wàrà
  • Oshù Bélú Oshù Bélú
  • Oshù Ɔ̀pɛ̀ Oshù Ɔ̀pɛ̀

Weekdays

  • Ɔjɔ́ Àìkú Àìkú · À
  • Ɔjɔ́ Ajé Ajé · A
  • Ɔjɔ́ Ìsɛ́gun Ìsɛ́gun · Ì
  • Ɔjɔ́rú Ɔjɔ́rú · Ɔ
  • Ɔjɔ́bɔ Ɔjɔ́bɔ · Ɔ
  • Ɔjɔ́ Ɛtì Ɛtì · Ɛ
  • Ɔjɔ́ Àbámɛ́ta Àbámɛ́ta · À

Plural rules

Cardinal

CategoryRuleExamples
other(everything else)0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, …

Ordinal

CategoryRuleExamples
other(everything else)0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, …

Punctuation and alphabet

Quotation marks
“text” nested ‘text’
List pattern
{0}, {1} … {0}, {1}
Exemplar letters
aáà b d eéè ɛ{ɛ́}{ɛ̀} f g {gb} h iíì j k l m n oóò ɔ{ɔ́}{ɔ̀} p r s {sh} t uúù w y
Auxiliary letters
c q v x z
Index letters
A B D E F G H I J K L M N O P R S T U W Y