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Albanian and Mossi


Mossi and Albanian


Countries

Countries
Albanian diaspora, Southeastern Europe  
Burkina Faso  

Total No. Of Countries
2  
13
1  
14

National Language
Albanian diaspora, Southeastern Europe  
Benin, Burkina Faso, Ghana, Ivory coast, Mali, Togo  

Second Language
Kosovo, Macedonia, Serbia  
Not spoken in any of the countries  

Speaking Continents
Europe  
Asia  

Minority Language
Italian Repubilc, Montenegro, Republic of Macedonia, Republic of Serbia, Romania  
Not spoken in any of the countries  

Regulated By
Academy of Sciences of Albania, Tirana  
-  

Interesting Facts
  • Albanian Language has adopted words from Latin, Greek, Turkish, Italian and Slavic languages.
  • 74% Albanian people are atheist, they never go to church or mosque.
    •   
  • Mossi languages use pitch to distinguish meanings.
  • Mossi is the 2nd largest ethnic group in Ivory Coast.
  

Similar To
Romanian  
Dagbani Language  

Derived From
-  
-  

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
36  
18
26  
8

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
7  
4
8  
5

How Many Consonants
29  
19
16  
6

Scripts
Latin  
Latin  

Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal  
-  

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
5  
4
3  
2

Time Taken to Learn
44 weeks  
17
30 weeks  
10

Greetings

Hello
Përshëndetje  
Kia ora  

Thank You
Ju faleminderit  
Laafi bala  

How Are You?
Si jeni?  
Laafi beme ?  

Good Night
natën e mirë  
Ne y yungo  

Good Evening
mirëmbrëma  
ne y zabre  

Good Afternoon
mirëdita  
Kia ora  

Good Morning
mirëmengjes  
Ne y yibeogo  

Please
Ju lutem  
gafare  

Sorry
Me fal  
gafare  

Bye
mirupafshim  
Wend na kon-d nindaare  

I Love You
unë e dua ju  
Kei te aroha au ki a koe  

Excuse Me
Më falni  
Y gafare  

Dialects

Dialect 1
Gheg Albanian  
Ouapadoupou  

Where They Speak
Albania, Kosovo, Macedonia, Montenegro, Serbia  
Burkina Faso  

How Many People Speak
3,400,000.00  
99+
7,000,000.00  
99+

Dialect 2
Tosk Albanian  
Saremde  

Where They Speak
Albania, Greece, Kosovo, Republic of Macedonia, Turkey  
Burkina Faso  

How Many People Speak
1,800,000.00  
99+
7,000,000.00  
99+

Dialect 3
Arbëresh  
Taolende  

Where They Speak
Italy  
Burkina Faso  

How Many People Speak
100,000.00  
99+
7,000,000.00  
33

Total No. Of Dialects
4  
4
8  
8

How Many People Speak

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

Speaking Population
0.11 %  
99+
0.11 %  
99+

Native Speakers
3.10 million  
99+
7.60 million  
99+

Second Language Speakers
3.60 million  
99+
5.00 million  
99+

Native Name
shqip / gjuha shqipe  
Mosse  

Alternative Names
Shqip  
Mossi, Mòoré, Mooré, More, Moshi, Mole, Mosi, Mòoré, Moré, More, Moshi, Mole, Mosi  

French Name
albanais  
moré  

German Name
Albanisch  
Mossi-Sprache  

Pronunciation
[ʃcip]  
[mɔ̀ːsì]  

Ethnicity
Albanians  
Mossi  

History

Origin
1462 AD  
11th Century AD  

Language Family
Indo-European Family  
Niger-Congo Family  

Subgroup
-  
Western Sudanic  

Branch
-  
Gur (Voltaic)  

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
Old Albanian  
No early forms  

Standard Forms
Standard Albanian  
Mossi  

Language Position
14  
13
37  
34

Signed Forms
Albanian Sign Language (AlbSL, in Albanian Gjuha Shenjave e Shqipe)  
Mossi Sign Language  

Scope
Individual  
Individual  

Code

ISO 639 1
sq  
No data Available  

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
sqi  
mos  

ISO 639 2/B
alb  
mos  

ISO 639 3
sqi  
mos  

ISO 639 6
sqi  
mos  

Glottocode
alba1267  
moss1236  

Linguasphere
55-AAA-aaa  
No data Available  

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living  
Living  

Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Verb-Object  
-  

Language Morphological Typology
Synthetic  
-  

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All Albanian 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 Albanian and Mossi dialects. Various dialects of Albanian and Mossi language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Albanian are spoken in different Albanian Speaking Countries whereas Mossi Dialects are spoken in different Mossi speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Albanian vs Mossi Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Albanian dialects include: Gheg Albanian, Tosk Albanian. Mossi dialects include: Ouapadoupou , Saremde. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.

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Albanian and Mossi Speaking population

Albanian and Mossi speaking population is one of the factors based on which Albanian and Mossi languages can be compared. The total count of Albanian and Mossi Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Albanian language is 0.11 % 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 Albanian and Mossi on Albanian vs Mossi where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.

Albanian and Mossi Language Codes

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

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