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How Yoruba and Igbo compare

Shared writing system

Yoruba and Igbo 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 Yoruba and Igbo 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

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

Common Yoruba phrases in Igbo

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

Greetings

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

Courtesy

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

Introductions

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

Numbers

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

Time and dates

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

Directions and travel

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

Food and restaurants

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

Shopping and money

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

Emergency and health

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

Getting help with language

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

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

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.

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.

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