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How Igbo and Yoruba compare

Shared writing system

Igbo and Yoruba are both written in Latin, so the translated output uses characters you already recognise. You can usually read the result aloud without transliteration, though spelling conventions and accented characters still differ.

Related languages

Both Igbo and Yoruba belong to the Niger-Congo language family. Related languages tend to share vocabulary roots and comparable sentence structure, which generally makes machine translation between them more reliable — though false friends, words that look alike but mean different things, are also more common between relatives.

Matching sentence structure

Both languages follow subject-verb-object (SVO) order, so clauses usually keep their shape during translation. Words tend to land in a similar position, which makes it easier to check a translation against the original even without fluency.

Speakers

Igbo: Approximately 27-30 million speakers worldwide, primarily in Nigeria with significant diaspora populations. Yoruba: Approximately 46-50 million speakers worldwide, with about 44 million in Nigeria and significant populations in Benin and diaspora.

Common Igbo phrases in Yoruba

Everyday phrases translated from Igbo to Yoruba — useful for travel, conversation and learning.

Greetings

Ndewo
Kaabo
Ututu oma
E ku ojumo
N'ehihie ọma
Ti o dara Friday
Mgbede ọma
O dara aṣalẹ
Abalị ọma
E ku ale
Daalụ
E ku
Hụ gị ma emechaa
Wo o nigbamii
Hụ gị echi
A ri e lola
Nnọọ
Kaabo
Kedu ka ị mere?
Bawo ni o?
Adị m mma, daalụ
Mo dara, o ṣeun
Nwee ezigbo ụbọchị
E ku ojo rere

Courtesy

Biko
Jọwọ
Daalụ
E seun
Daalụ nke ukwuu
E se pupo
Nnọọ gị
O wa kaabo
Ee
Bẹẹni
Mba
Rara
Gbaghara m
E jowo
Ọ dị m nwute
Ma binu
Nsogbu adịghị
Ko si wahala
N'ezie
Dajudaju
Ekele
Oriire
Jisie
Oriire

Introductions

Gịnị bụ aha gị?
Kini oruko re?
Ọ dị mma ịhụ gị
O dara lati pade yin
Ebee ka i si?
Nibo ni o ti wa?
Afọ ole ka ịdị?
Omo odun melo ni e?
Abụ m nwa akwụkwọ
Omo ile iwe ni mi
Anọ m ebe a na ezumike
Mo wa nibi isinmi
Anọ m ebe a maka ọrụ
Mo wa nibi fun iṣẹ
Nke a bụ enyi m
Ore mi leleyi

Numbers

Otu
Ọkan
Abụọ
Meji
Atọ
Mẹta
Anọ
Mẹrin
Ise
Marun
Isii
Mefa
Asaa
Meje
Asato
Mẹjọ
Itoolu
Mẹsan
Iri
Mẹwa
Otu narị
Ọgọrun
Otu puku
Egberun kan

Time and dates

Taa
Loni
Echi
Ọla
Ụnyahụ
Lana
Ugbu a
Bayi
Emechaa
Nigbamii
Kedu oge ọ bụ?
Akoko wo ni?
N'ụtụtụ
Ni owuro
N'uhuruchi
Ni aṣalẹ
Monday
Monday
Fraịde
Friday
Izu na-abịa
Ose to nbo
Otu awa
Wakati kan

Directions and travel

Ebee ka ime ụlọ ịwụ ahụ dị?
Nibo ni baluwe?
Ebee ka ọdụ ụgbọ oloko dị?
Nibo ni ibudo oko oju irin wa?
Ebee ka ọdụ ụgbọ elu dị?
Nibo ni papa ọkọ ofurufu naa wa?
Kedu ka m ga-esi ruo ebe ahụ?
Bawo ni MO ṣe de ibẹ?
Tụgharịa aka ekpe
Yipada si osi
Tụgharịa aka nri
Yipada si ọtun
Gaa n'ihu ozugbo
Lọ taara siwaju
Ọ dị nso
O wa nitosi
Ọ dị anya
O ti jinna
Afuru m
Mo ti sonu
Achọrọ m tagzi
Mo nilo takisi kan
Ebee ka m nwere ike ịzụta tiketi?
Nibo ni MO le ra tikẹti kan?
Ego ole bụ tiketi ahụ?
Elo ni tikẹti naa?
Ọ dị mma ịga ije?
Ṣe o ailewu lati rin?

Food and restaurants

Agụụ na-agụ m
Ebi npa mi
Akpịrị kpọrọ m nkụ
Òùngbẹ ń gbẹ mí
Mmiri, biko
Jowo, omi
Tebụl maka abụọ, biko
Jọwọ, tabili fun meji
Menu, biko
Jọwọ, akojọ aṣayan
Kedu ihe ị na-akwado?
Kini o ṣeduro?
Nke a ga-amasị m
Emi yoo fẹ eyi
Ọ na-atọ ụtọ
O ti nhu
Ụgwọ ahụ, biko
Owo naa, jọwọ
Anaghị m eri anụ
Nko je eran
Enwere m ihe nfụkasị nri
Mo ni aleji onjẹ
Kọfị
Kofi
Tii
Tii
Achịcha
Akara

Shopping and money

Ego ole ka nke a na-eri?
Elo ni idiyele yii?
Ọ dị oke ọnụ
O ti wa ni gbowolori ju
Ị na-anabata kaadị kredit?
Ṣe o gba awọn kaadi kirẹditi?
Ana m ele anya
Mo kan nwa
M ga-ewere ya
Emi yoo gba
Mepee
Ṣii
Emechiri
Pipade
Ntinye
Iwọle si
Wepụ
Jade
Ebee ka ahịa dị?
Nibo ni ọja naa wa?

Emergency and health

Enyemaka
Iranlọwọ
Kpọọ dọkịta
Pe dokita kan
Kpọọ onye uwe ojii
Pe ọlọpa
Achọrọ m enyemaka
Mo nilo iranlọwọ
Ana m arịa ọrịa
Mo ṣaisan
Ebee ka ụlọ ọgwụ dị?
Nibo ni ile-iwosan wa?
Ebee ka ụlọ ahịa ọgwụ dị?
Nibo ni ile elegbogi wa?
Ọ na-ewute ebe a
O dun nibi
Achọrọ m dọkịta
Mo nilo dokita kan
Enwere ụlọ ọgwụ dị nso?
Njẹ ile-iwosan wa nitosi?

Getting help with language

Ị na-asụ Bekee?
Se o nso ede Gesi?
Aghọtaghị m
Emi ko loye
Aghọtara m
Oye mi
Biko kwuo nwayọọ nwayọọ
Jọwọ sọrọ laiyara
Biko kwugharịa nke ahụ
Jọwọ tun pe
Biko detuo ya
Jọwọ kọ silẹ
Gịnị ka nke a pụtara?
Kini eleyi tumọ si?
Kedu otu i si ekwu nke a?
Bawo ni o ṣe sọ eyi?
Ana m amụ
Mo n kọ ẹkọ
M na-ekwu ntakịrị
Mo sọrọ diẹ
Ị nwere ike inyere m aka?
Ṣe o le ran mi lọwọ?
Amaghị m
N ko mo

Translations are generated automatically and may vary by region or context.

About Yoruba Language

Geographical Distribution

Primarily spoken in southwestern Nigeria, Benin, Togo, with diaspora communities in Brazil, Cuba, and other parts of the Americas.

Alphabet

Uses Latin alphabet with 25 letters: A, B, D, E, Ẹ, F, G, GB, H, I, J, K, L, M, N, O, Ọ, P, R, S, Ṣ, T, U, W, Y

Vowels

a - pronounced like 'ah'e - pronounced like 'eh'ẹ - pronounced like 'ay' (open-mid)i - pronounced like 'ee'o - pronounced like 'oh'ọ - pronounced like 'aw' (open-mid)u - pronounced like 'oo'

Consonants

bdfggbhjklmnprstwy

Phonetics

Features 7 vowel phonemes with open-mid distinctions (ẹ, ọ), labial-velar consonant (gb), and three-tone system (high, mid, low).

Grammar and Syntax

Subject-verb-object (SVO) word order. Isolating language with extensive use of serial verb constructions and tone marking grammatical functions.

Loanwords

Contains loanwords from Arabic, English, Portuguese, and other Nigerian languages due to trade and colonial contacts.

Language Family

Part of the Niger-Congo family, specifically the Volta-Niger branch, closely related to other Yoruboid languages.

Writing Systems

Uses Latin script with additional letters and tone markings for phonemic distinctions.

Writing System History

Writing system developed by missionaries in 19th century, orthography includes tone markings and special characters for vowel distinctions.

Total Number of Speakers

Approximately 46-50 million speakers worldwide, with about 44 million in Nigeria and significant populations in Benin and diaspora.

About Igbo Language

Geographical Distribution

Primarily spoken in southeastern Nigeria (Igboland), with diaspora communities in the United States, United Kingdom, and other countries.

Alphabet

Uses Latin alphabet with additional letters: A, B, CH, D, E, F, G, GB, GH, GW, H, I, Ị, J, K, KP, KW, L, M, N, Ṅ, NW, NY, O, Ọ, P, R, S, SH, T, U, Ụ, V, W, Y, Z

Vowels

a - pronounced like 'ah'e - pronounced like 'eh'i - pronounced like 'ee'ị - pronounced like 'ih' (close central)o - pronounced like 'oh'ọ - pronounced like 'aw' (open-mid)u - pronounced like 'oo'ụ - pronounced like 'uh' (close central)

Consonants

bchdfggbghgwhjkkpkwlmnnwnyprsshtvwyz

Phonetics

Features 8 vowel phonemes including advanced tongue root distinctions, labial-velar consonants (kp, gb), and complex tone system.

Grammar and Syntax

Subject-verb-object (SVO) word order. Extensive verbal extensions and aspectual system with high, low, downstep, and rising tones.

Loanwords

Contains loanwords from English, Portuguese, and other Nigerian languages due to trade and colonial history.

Language Family

Part of the Niger-Congo family, specifically the Volta-Niger branch under the Igboid group.

Writing Systems

Uses Latin script with additional letters and diacritics to represent tones and vowel distinctions.

Writing System History

Writing system developed by missionaries in 19th century, with standardization efforts ongoing due to dialectal diversity.

Total Number of Speakers

Approximately 27-30 million speakers worldwide, primarily in Nigeria with significant diaspora populations.

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