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Abkhaz and Mossi


Mossi and Abkhaz


Countries

Countries
Autonomous Republic of Abkhazia, Georgia, Republic of Abkhazia  
Burkina Faso  

Total No. Of Countries
3  
12
1  
14

National Language
Abkhazia  
Benin, Burkina Faso, Ghana, Ivory coast, Mali, Togo  

Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries  
Not spoken in any of the countries  

Speaking Continents
Europe  
Asia  

Minority Language
Not spoken in any of the countries  
Not spoken in any of the countries  

Regulated By
-  
-  

Interesting Facts
  • Abkhaz is a north-west Caucasian language.
  • Abkhaz is spoken in Abkhazia by only 100,000 people, while in Turkey there are 500,000 people speaking Abkhaz.
  
  • Mossi languages use pitch to distinguish meanings.
  • Mossi is the 2nd largest ethnic group in Ivory Coast.
  

Similar To
Adyghe language, Abaza language  
Dagbani Language  

Derived From
Caucasian languages  
-  

Alphabets

Alphabets in
Abkhaz-Alphabets.jpg#200  
Mossi-Alphabets.jpg#200  

Alphabets
62  
36
26  
8

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
2  
1
8  
5

How Many Consonants
60  
36
16  
6

Scripts
Cyrillic  
Latin  

Writing Direction
Right-To-Left, Horizontal  
-  

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
6  
5
3  
2

Time Taken to Learn
27 weeks  
8
30 weeks  
10

Greetings

Hello
Бзиа збаша (Bzia zbaşa)  
Kia ora  

Thank You
Иҭабуп (It̢abup)  
Laafi bala  

How Are You?
Ушҧаҟоу? (Ušṗaꝁou?)  
Laafi beme ?  

Good Night
Ашара шәзыбзиарахааит (Ašara šəzybziaraxaait)  
Ne y yungo  

Good Evening
Уа, мшы бзиа (Ua, mšy bzia)  
ne y zabre  

Good Afternoon
Уа, мшы бзиа (Ua, mšy bzia)  
Kia ora  

Good Morning
Уа, Шьыжьы бзиа (Ua, Š’yž’y bzia)  
Ne y yibeogo  

Please
амритана  
gafare  

Sorry
Амарахь  
gafare  

Bye
Абзиараз (Abziaraz)  
Wend na kon-d nindaare  

I Love You
-  
Kei te aroha au ki a koe  

Excuse Me
Извините (Izvinite)  
Y gafare  

Dialects

Dialect 1
Bzyb  
Ouapadoupou  

Where They Speak
Abkhazia  
Burkina Faso  

How Many People Speak
106,000.00  
99+
7,000,000.00  
99+

Dialect 2
Abzhywa  
Saremde  

Where They Speak
Caucasus  
Burkina Faso  

How Many People Speak
106,000.00  
99+
7,000,000.00  
99+

Dialect 3
Sadz  
Taolende  

Where They Speak
Turkey  
Burkina Faso  

How Many People Speak
106,000.00  
99+
7,000,000.00  
33

Total No. Of Dialects
3  
3
8  
8

How Many People Speak

How Many People Speak?
0.13 million  
99+
7.60 million  
99+

Speaking Population
0.01 %  
99+
0.11 %  
99+

Native Speakers
0.13 million  
99+
7.60 million  
99+

Second Language Speakers
-  
5.00 million  
99+

Native Name
аҧсуа бызшәа (aṗsua byzš˚a)  
Mosse  

Alternative Names
Abxazo, Abkhazian  
Mossi, Mòoré, Mooré, More, Moshi, Mole, Mosi, Mòoré, Moré, More, Moshi, Mole, Mosi  

French Name
abkhaze  
moré  

German Name
Abchasisch  
Mossi-Sprache  

Pronunciation
[abxaz]  
[mɔ̀ːsì]  

Ethnicity
Abkhaz people  
Mossi  

History

Origin
c. 1650  
11th Century AD  

Language Family
Northwest Caucasian  
Niger-Congo Family  

Subgroup
-  
Western Sudanic  

Branch
-  
Gur (Voltaic)  

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
No early forms  
No early forms  

Standard Forms
Abkhaz  
Mossi  

Language Position
28  
26
37  
34

Signed Forms
Abkhaz Sign Language  
Mossi Sign Language  

Scope
Individual  
Individual  

Code

ISO 639 1
ab  
No data Available  

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
abk  
mos  

ISO 639 2/B
abk  
mos  

ISO 639 3
abk  
mos  

ISO 639 6
abks  
mos  

Glottocode
abkh1244  
moss1236  

Linguasphere
No data Available  
No data Available  

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Historical  
Living  

Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Object-Verb  
-  

Language Morphological Typology
Agglutinative  
-  

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All Abkhaz and Mossi Dialects

Most languages have dialects where each dialect differ from other dialect with respect to grammar and vocabulary. Here you will get to know all Abkhaz and Mossi dialects. Various dialects of Abkhaz and Mossi language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Abkhaz are spoken in different Abkhaz Speaking Countries whereas Mossi Dialects are spoken in different Mossi speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Abkhaz vs Mossi Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Abkhaz dialects include: Bzyb, Abzhywa. Mossi dialects include: Ouapadoupou , Saremde. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.

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Abkhaz and Mossi Speaking population

Abkhaz and Mossi speaking population is one of the factors based on which Abkhaz and Mossi languages can be compared. The total count of Abkhaz and Mossi Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Abkhaz language is 0.01 % whereas the percentage of people speaking Mossi language is 0.11 %. When we compare the speaking population of any two languages we get to know which of two languages is more popular. Find more details about how many people speak Abkhaz and Mossi on Abkhaz vs Mossi where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.

Abkhaz and Mossi Language Codes

Abkhaz and Mossi language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Abkhaz and Mossi Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.

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