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Arabic and Mossi


Mossi and Arabic


Countries

Countries
Algeria, Bahrain, Chad, Comoros, Djibouti, Egypt, Eritrea, Iraq, Israel, Jordan, Kuwait, Lebanon, Libya, Mauritania, Morocco, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Somalia, Sudan, Tunisia, United Arab Emirates, Yemen  
Burkina Faso  

Total No. Of Countries
23  
4
1  
14

National Language
Algeria, Bahrain, Comoros, Djibouti, Egypt, Jordan, Kuwait, Lebanon, Libya, Mauritania, Morocco, Oman, Palestine, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Somalia, Sudan, Syria, United Arab Emirates, Yemen  
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
Africa, Asia  
Asia  

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

Regulated By
Academy of the Arabic Language, Arabic Language International Council  
-  

Interesting Facts
  • Arabic is 5th common language in world.
  • Classical Arabic is the language of Quran and also it is official language. Classical Arabic is the only way to learn Arabic language in academic way and it does not change.
  
  • Mossi languages use pitch to distinguish meanings.
  • Mossi is the 2nd largest ethnic group in Ivory Coast.
  

Similar To
Amharic and Hebrew  
Dagbani Language  

Derived From
-  
-  

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
28  
10
26  
8

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
8  
5
8  
5

How Many Consonants
28  
18
16  
6

Scripts
Arabic  
Latin  

Writing Direction
Right-To-Left, Horizontal  
-  

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
4  
3
3  
2

Time Taken to Learn
88 weeks  
19
30 weeks  
10

Greetings

Hello
مرحبا  
Kia ora  

Thank You
شكرا  
Laafi bala  

How Are You?
كيف حالك؟  
Laafi beme ?  

Good Night
تصبح على خير  
Ne y yungo  

Good Evening
مساء الخير  
ne y zabre  

Good Afternoon
مساء الخير  
Kia ora  

Good Morning
صباح الخير  
Ne y yibeogo  

Please
من فضلك  
gafare  

Sorry
آسف  
gafare  

Bye
وداعا  
Wend na kon-d nindaare  

I Love You
أحبك  
Kei te aroha au ki a koe  

Excuse Me
اعذرني  
Y gafare  

Dialects

Dialect 1
Maghrebi  
Ouapadoupou  

Where They Speak
Algeria, Libya, Maghreb, Morocco, Tunisia  
Burkina Faso  

How Many People Speak
310,000,000.00  
2
7,000,000.00  
99+

Dialect 2
Sudanese  
Saremde  

Where They Speak
Sudan  
Burkina Faso  

How Many People Speak
17,000,000.00  
29
7,000,000.00  
99+

Dialect 3
Levantine  
Taolende  

Where They Speak
Cyprus, Levant  
Burkina Faso  

How Many People Speak
21,000,000.00  
23
7,000,000.00  
33

Total No. Of Dialects
26  
22
8  
8

How Many People Speak

How Many People Speak?
452.00 million  
4
7.60 million  
99+

Speaking Population
4.43 %  
6
0.11 %  
99+

Native Speakers
206.00 million  
6
7.60 million  
99+

Second Language Speakers
246.00 million  
2
5.00 million  
99+

Native Name
(al arabiya) العربية  
Mosse  

Alternative Names
Al-’Arabiyya, Al-Fusha, Literary Arabic  
Mossi, Mòoré, Mooré, More, Moshi, Mole, Mosi, Mòoré, Moré, More, Moshi, Mole, Mosi  

French Name
arabe  
moré  

German Name
Arabisch  
Mossi-Sprache  

Pronunciation
/al ʕarabijja/, /ʕarabi/  
[mɔ̀ːsì]  

Ethnicity
Arabs  
Mossi  

History

Origin
512 CE  
11th Century AD  

Language Family
Afro-Asiatic Family, Semitic Family  
Niger-Congo Family  

Subgroup
Semitic  
Western Sudanic  

Branch
North Arabic  
Gur (Voltaic)  

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
No early forms  
No early forms  

Standard Forms
Modern Standard Arabic  
Mossi  

Language Position
25  
23
37  
34

Signed Forms
Signed Arabic  
Mossi Sign Language  

Scope
Macrolanguage  
Individual  

Code

ISO 639 1
ar  
No data Available  

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
ara  
mos  

ISO 639 2/B
ara  
mos  

ISO 639 3
ara  
mos  

ISO 639 6
ara  
mos  

Glottocode
arab1395  
moss1236  

Linguasphere
12-AAC  
No data Available  

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living  
Living  

Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Verb-Object  
-  

Language Morphological Typology
Fusional, Synthetic  
-  

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

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Arabic and Mossi Speaking population

Arabic and Mossi speaking population is one of the factors based on which Arabic and Mossi languages can be compared. The total count of Arabic and Mossi Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Arabic language is 4.43 % 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 Arabic and Mossi on Arabic vs Mossi where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.

Arabic and Mossi Language Codes

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

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