Yoruba

Niger-Congo language spoken in West Africa
Intangible natural_language Q34311
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Yoruba

Summary

Yoruba is a natural language[1]. Yoruba ranks in the top 9% of natural_language entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (5,484 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Yoruba is in the country of Nigeria[3].
  • Yoruba is in the country of Benin[4].
  • Yoruba is in the country of Togo[5].
  • Yoruba's instance of is recorded as natural language[6].
  • Yoruba's instance of is recorded as modern language[7].
  • Yoruba is a type of Nuclear Yoruba[8].
  • Yoruba's writing system is recorded as Yoruba alphabet[9].
  • Yoruba's writing system is recorded as Yoruba Braille[10].
  • Yoruba's Commons category is recorded as Yoruba language[11].
  • Yoruba's Wikimedia language code is recorded as yo[12].
  • Yoruba's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 7, 'lon': 3}[13].
  • Yoruba's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Yoruba language[14].
  • Yoruba's number of speakers, writers, or signers is recorded as {'amount': '+37800000'}[15].
  • Yoruba's number of speakers, writers, or signers is recorded as {'amount': '+40000000'}[16].
  • Yoruba's used by is recorded as Yoruba people[17].
  • Yoruba's native label is recorded as {'lang': 'yo', 'text': 'Èdè Yorùbá'}[18].
  • Yoruba's native label is recorded as {'lang': 'yo', 'text': 'Yorùbá'}[19].
  • Yoruba's different from is recorded as Yoruba people[20].
  • Yoruba's UNESCO language status is recorded as 1 safe[21].
  • Yoruba's indigenous to is recorded as Nigeria[22].
  • Yoruba's indigenous to is recorded as Benin[23].
  • Yoruba's indigenous to is recorded as Togo[24].
  • Yoruba's indigenous to is recorded as Lagos State[25].
  • Yoruba's indigenous to is recorded as Ogun State[26].
  • Yoruba's indigenous to is recorded as Osun State[27].

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Definition and Type

Recorded instance of include natural language[6] and modern language[7]. Yoruba is a type of Nuclear Yoruba[8].

Use and Application

Yoruba's used by is recorded as Yoruba people[17].

Why It Matters

Yoruba ranks in the top 9% of natural_language entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (5,484 views/month).[2] Yoruba has Wikipedia articles in 25 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[28] Yoruba is known by 27 alternative names across languages and contexts.[29]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] . scriptsource.org. Retrieved . scriptsource.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . scriptsource.org. Retrieved . scriptsource.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  3. [5] . scriptsource.org. Retrieved . scriptsource.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  4. [6] . inalco.fr. inalco.fr. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . iso639-3.sil.org. iso639-3.sil.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . Glottolog. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . wikidata.org.
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  12. [14] . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . Ethnologue. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . ethnologue.com. ethnologue.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . github.com. github.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . wikidata.org.
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  21. [23] . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [28] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [29] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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