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How Kanuri and Yoruba compare

Shared writing system

Kanuri 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.

Unrelated language families

Kanuri belongs to the Nilo-Saharan family while Yoruba belongs to the Niger-Congo family. With no shared ancestry there are few cognates to fall back on, so idioms and fixed expressions rarely map word-for-word. Short, literal sentences translate more accurately than figurative ones.

Sentence structure changes

Kanuri follows subject-object-verb (SOV) order while Yoruba follows subject-verb-object (SVO). The translator has to rebuild each sentence rather than substitute words in place, so the output will not line up word-for-word with your input. Splitting long sentences improves accuracy.

Speakers

Kanuri: Roughly 4 million speakers across Nigeria, Niger, Chad, and Cameroon. Yoruba: Approximately 46-50 million speakers worldwide, with about 44 million in Nigeria and significant populations in Benin and diaspora.

Common Kanuri phrases in Yoruba

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

Greetings

Salam
Kaabo
Ngǝlaro suwa
E ku ojumo
Kawudo ngǝla
Ti o dara Friday
Kawudo ngǝla
O dara aṣalẹ
Bǝne ngǝla
E ku ale
Fajer
E ku
Daren ruiyeyya
Wo o nigbamii
Baliro ruiyeyya
A ri e lola
Karǝgǝ kǝji
Kaabo
Nyi jilibin?
Bawo ni o?
Wu nganyi, askǝrngǝna
Mo dara, o ṣeun
Yim ngǝla
E ku ojo rere

Courtesy

Martǝne
Jọwọ
Askǝrngǝna
E seun
Askǝrngǝna zauro
E se pupo
Nyiga karǝgǝ kǝji
O wa kaabo
Ee
Bẹẹni
A'a
Rara
Wuga uzur
E jowo
Kakkema shigǝnyiwo
Ma binu
Kaziyi ba
Ko si wahala
Tawadu
Dajudaju
Karǝgǝ kǝjiro banagǝkin
Oriire
Sa'a ngǝla
Oriire

Introductions

Sunyi ayi?
Kini oruko re?
Nyiga kǝla kǝltadǝ kǝji
O dara lati pade yin
Ndaran nyi?
Nibo ni o ti wa?
Nyi saanəm ndawu?
Omo odun melo ni e?
Wu fuwura
Omo ile iwe ni mi
Wu na adǝro batallaro
Mo wa nibi isinmi
Wu na adǝro cida nankaro
Mo wa nibi fun iṣẹ
Adǝ sawanyi
Ore mi leleyi

Numbers

Fal
Ọkan
Indi
Meji
Yakkə
Mẹta
Diyau
Mẹrin
Uwu
Marun
Araskǝ
Mefa
Tulur
Meje
Usku
Mẹjọ
Lagar
Mẹsan
Mewu
Mẹwa
Miya fal
Ọgọrun
Duwu fal
Egberun kan

Time and dates

Kudə
Loni
Bali
Ọla
Biska
Lana
Kǝrma
Bayi
Dare
Nigbamii
Sagǝ jilifi?
Akoko wo ni?
Suwulan
Ni owuro
Kajirjiya
Ni aṣalẹ
Lǝtin
Monday
Zǝma
Friday
Magǝ fuwuben
Ose to nbo
Awa fal
Wakati kan

Directions and travel

Ndaran kasalaramdǝ?
Nibo ni baluwe?
Nda shi tasha maara cidibedǝ?
Nibo ni ibudo oko oju irin wa?
Ndaran faraskəram maara samibedə?
Nibo ni papa ọkọ ofurufu naa wa?
Jilibin nadəro leyin?
Bawo ni MO ṣe de ibẹ?
Wofilan kawartǝ
Yipada si osi
Kǝmburamro kawartǝ
Yipada si ọtun
Dakkataro lenəmin
Lọ taara siwaju
Shidǝ karǝngǝ
O wa nitosi
Shidǝ cintǝ
O ti jinna
Wu fatkatəgə
Mo ti sonu
Wuye taksi mǝradǝngǝna
Mo nilo takisi kan
Ndaran tiket yiwumin?
Nibo ni MO le ra tikẹti kan?
Tiketdə jili ndawu?
Elo ni tikẹti naa?
Letəro ngəla wa?
Ṣe o ailewu lati rin?

Food and restaurants

Wudǝ nguwuro nguda
Ebi npa mi
Wu nguda
Òùngbẹ ń gbẹ mí
Nji, martǝne
Jowo, omi
Tewur indiro, martǝne
Jọwọ, tabili fun meji
Menudǝ, martǝne
Jọwọ, akojọ aṣayan
Ayi shima shawariwo?
Kini o ṣeduro?
Wuye adǝma ragǝkǝna
Emi yoo fẹ eyi
Shidǝ kǝji
O ti nhu
Billdǝ, martǝne
Owo naa, jọwọ
Wudǝ nama bǝkinba
Nko je eran
Wulan allergy kǝmbube mbeji
Mo ni aleji onjẹ
Kofi
Kofi
Shayi
Tii
Burodi
Akara

Shopping and money

Awo adə jili ndawu?
Elo ni idiyele yii?
Shidǝ zauro zau
O ti wa ni gbowolori ju
Kati kungənaye kasatcin wa?
Ṣe o gba awọn kaadi kirẹditi?
Wuye biya kurun
Mo kan nwa
Wuye shiga gongin
Emi yoo gba
Katə
Ṣii
Zakkata
Pipade
Gaworam
Iwọle si
Luwu
Jade
Nda kasuwu dǝ?
Nibo ni ọja naa wa?

Emergency and health

Bana
Iranlọwọ
Liyita bowone
Pe dokita kan
Dalilla bowone
Pe ọlọpa
Wuye bana mǝradǝngǝna
Mo nilo iranlọwọ
Wu dondinyi
Mo ṣaisan
Nda shi liitadǝ?
Nibo ni ile-iwosan wa?
Nda shi farmasidǝ?
Nibo ni ile elegbogi wa?
Na allan zau
O dun nibi
Wuye liita mǝradǝngǝna
Mo nilo dokita kan
Litari karəngən mbeji wa?
Njẹ ile-iwosan wa nitosi?

Getting help with language

Shi Nasara manajin wa?
Se o nso ede Gesi?
Wuye asunyi
Emi ko loye
Wuye asungǝna
Oye mi
Martǝne hangallin manane
Jọwọ sọrọ laiyara
Martəgəne waltəgəne
Jọwọ tun pe
Martəgəne ruwozə
Jọwọ kọ silẹ
Awo adə maananzə ayi?
Kini eleyi tumọ si?
Jilibin shi adəga gultin?
Bawo ni o ṣe sọ eyi?
Wuye likin
Mo n kọ ẹkọ
Gana manayin
Mo sọrọ diẹ
Raksǝ wuga banaminna?
Ṣe o le ran mi lọwọ?
Nongəyi
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 Kanuri Language

Geographical Distribution

Spoken mainly in northeastern Nigeria, as well as in Niger, Chad, and Cameroon by the Kanuri ethnic group.

Alphabet

Uses Latin script officially, though Ajami (Arabic-based script) is also used informally.

Vowels

a (as in 'father')e (as in 'bed')i (as in 'machine')o (as in 'go')u (as in 'flute')

Consonants

bcdfghjklmnprsshtwyz

Phonetics

Features include vowel harmony and implosive consonants; stress is generally predictable.

Grammar and Syntax

Typically follows Subject-Object-Verb (SOV) order; agglutinative morphology with extensive use of suffixes for grammatical relations.

Loanwords

Includes Arabic, Hausa, and English borrowings due to trade, Islam, and colonization.

Language Family

Nilo-Saharan family, specifically the Saharan branch.

Writing Systems

Primarily uses Latin alphabet in educational and formal contexts; Ajami script remains in cultural and religious use.

Writing System History

Historically written in Ajami; Latin script was introduced during colonial and post-colonial education reforms.

Total Number of Speakers

Roughly 4 million speakers across Nigeria, Niger, Chad, and Cameroon.

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