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Albanian vs Mossi


Mossi vs 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.
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  • 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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Albanian and Mossi Language History

Comparison of Albanian vs Mossi language history gives us differences between origin of Albanian and Mossi language. History of Albanian language states that this language originated in 1462 AD whereas history of Mossi language states that this language originated in 11th Century AD. Family of the language also forms a part of history of that language. More on language families of these languages can be found out on Albanian and Mossi Language History.

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Albanian and Mossi Greetings

People around the world use different languages to interact with each other. Even if we cannot communicate fluently in any language, it will always be beneficial to know about some of the common greetings or phrases from that language. This is where Albanian and Mossi greetings helps you to understand basic phrases in Albanian and Mossi language. Albanian word for "Hello" is Përshëndetje or Mossi word for "Thank You" is Laafi bala. Find more of such common Albanian Greetings and Mossi Greetings. These greetings will help you to be more confident when conversing with natives that speak these languages.

Albanian vs Mossi Difficulty

The Albanian vs Mossi difficulty level basically depends on the number of Albanian Alphabets and Mossi Alphabets. Also the number of vowels and consonants in the language plays an important role in deciding the difficulty level of that language. The important points to be considered when we compare Albanian and Mossi are the origin, speaking countries, language family, different greetings, speaking population of these languages. Want to know in Albanian and Mossi, which language is harder to learn? Time required to learn Albanian is 44 weeks while to learn Mossi time required is 30 weeks.

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