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How Yoruba and Kanuri compare

Shared writing system

Yoruba and Kanuri 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

Yoruba belongs to the Niger-Congo family while Kanuri belongs to the Nilo-Saharan 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

Yoruba follows subject-verb-object (SVO) order while Kanuri follows subject-object-verb (SOV). 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

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

Common Yoruba phrases in Kanuri

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

Greetings

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

Courtesy

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

Introductions

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

Numbers

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

Time and dates

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

Directions and travel

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

Food and restaurants

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

Shopping and money

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

Emergency and health

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

Getting help with language

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

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

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.

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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