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Mossi vs French


Countries

Countries
Belgium, Benin, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cameroon, Canada, Central African Republic, Chad, Comoros, Congo, Cote d'Ivoire, Djibouti, Equatorial Guinea, France, Gabon, Guernesey, Guinea, Haiti, Italy, Jersey, Luxembourg, Madagascar, Mali, Mauritius, Monaco, Niger, Rwanda, Senegal, Seychelles, Switzerland, Togo, Vanuatu  
Burkina Faso  

Total No. Of Countries
32  
3
1  
14

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

Second Language
Africa, Canada  
Not spoken in any of the countries  

Speaking Continents
Africa, Australia, Europe, North America, Oceania, Pacific, South America  
Asia  

Minority Language
Brazil, Cambodia, United States of America, Vietnam  
Not spoken in any of the countries  

Regulated By
Académie française (French Academy), Office québécois de la langue française  
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Interesting Facts
  • French is the only language, with English, that is taught in every country of the world.
  • French is the top language in Culinary Scene.
  
  • Mossi languages use pitch to distinguish meanings.
  • Mossi is the 2nd largest ethnic group in Ivory Coast.
  

Similar To
Italian Language  
Dagbani Language  

Derived From
Latin  
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Alphabets

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

Alphabets
26  
8
26  
8

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
6  
3
8  
5

How Many Consonants
20  
10
16  
6

Scripts
Latin  
Latin  

Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal  
-  

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
6  
5
3  
2

Time Taken to Learn
24 weeks  
6
30 weeks  
10

Greetings

Hello
bonjour  
Kia ora  

Thank You
Merci  
Laafi bala  

How Are You?
Comment allez-vous?  
Laafi beme ?  

Good Night
bonne Nuit  
Ne y yungo  

Good Evening
bonsoir  
ne y zabre  

Good Afternoon
bon Après-Midi  
Kia ora  

Good Morning
Bonjour  
Ne y yibeogo  

Please
S'il vous plaît  
gafare  

Sorry
désolé  
gafare  

Bye
au revoir  
Wend na kon-d nindaare  

I Love You
Je t'aime  
Kei te aroha au ki a koe  

Excuse Me
Excuse Moi  
Y gafare  

Dialects

Dialect 1
Quebec French  
Ouapadoupou  

Where They Speak
New Brunswick, New England, Ontario, Quebec, Western Canada  
Burkina Faso  

How Many People Speak
6,200,000.00  
99+
7,000,000.00  
99+

Dialect 2
African French  
Saremde  

Where They Speak
Africa  
Burkina Faso  

How Many People Speak
274,000,000.00  
1
7,000,000.00  
99+

Dialect 3
Swiss French  
Taolende  

Where They Speak
Northeast France, Switzerland  
Burkina Faso  

How Many People Speak
1,800,000.00  
99+
7,000,000.00  
33

Total No. Of Dialects
25  
21
8  
8

How Many People Speak

How Many People Speak?
163.00 million  
11
7.60 million  
99+

Speaking Population
1.12 %  
18
0.11 %  
99+

Native Speakers
76.00 million  
13
7.60 million  
99+

Second Language Speakers
87.00 million  
11
5.00 million  
99+

Native Name
français  
Mosse  

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

French Name
français  
moré  

German Name
Französisch  
Mossi-Sprache  

Pronunciation
[fʁɑ̃sɛ]  
[mɔ̀ːsì]  

Ethnicity
French people  
Mossi  

History

Origin
9th Century  
11th Century AD  

Language Family
Indo-European Family  
Niger-Congo Family  

Subgroup
Romance  
Western Sudanic  

Branch
-  
Gur (Voltaic)  

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
Old French, Middle French and French  
No early forms  

Standard Forms
Standard French  
Mossi  

Language Position
13  
12
37  
34

Signed Forms
le Français Signé (Signed French, France)  
Mossi Sign Language  

Scope
Individual  
Individual  

Code

ISO 639 1
fr  
No data Available  

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
fra  
mos  

ISO 639 2/B
fre  
mos  

ISO 639 3
fra  
mos  

ISO 639 6
fras  
mos  

Glottocode
stan1290  
moss1236  

Linguasphere
51-AAA-i  
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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French and Mossi Language History

Comparison of French vs Mossi language history gives us differences between origin of French and Mossi language. History of French language states that this language originated in 9th Century 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 French and Mossi Language History.

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French 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 French and Mossi greetings helps you to understand basic phrases in French and Mossi language. French word for "Hello" is bonjour or Mossi word for "Thank You" is Laafi bala. Find more of such common French Greetings and Mossi Greetings. These greetings will help you to be more confident when conversing with natives that speak these languages.

French vs Mossi Difficulty

The French vs Mossi difficulty level basically depends on the number of French 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 French and Mossi are the origin, speaking countries, language family, different greetings, speaking population of these languages. Want to know in French and Mossi, which language is harder to learn? Time required to learn French is 24 weeks while to learn Mossi time required is 30 weeks.

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