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Hausa vs Mossi


Mossi vs Hausa


Countries

Countries
Nigeria  
Burkina Faso  

Total No. Of Countries
1  
14
1  
14

National Language
Gambia, Nigeria  
Benin, Burkina Faso, Ghana, Ivory coast, Mali, Togo  

Second Language
Nigeria  
Not spoken in any of the countries  

Speaking Continents
Africa  
Asia  

Minority Language
Benin, Cameroon, Cote d'Ivoire, Ghana, Niger, Sudan, Togo  
Not spoken in any of the countries  

Regulated By
-  
-  

Interesting Facts
  • Hausa language is the most important and the best known of the Chadic branch.
  • There are about one-fourth of Hausa words come from Arabic.
  
  • Mossi languages use pitch to distinguish meanings.
  • Mossi is the 2nd largest ethnic group in Ivory Coast.
  

Similar To
Yoruba and Igbo Languages  
Dagbani Language  

Derived From
-  
-  

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
44  
24
26  
8

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
12  
9
8  
5

How Many Consonants
32  
22
16  
6

Scripts
Latin  
Latin  

Writing Direction
-  
-  

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
5  
4
3  
2

Time Taken to Learn
44 weeks  
17
30 weeks  
10

Greetings

Hello
sannu  
Kia ora  

Thank You
gode ku  
Laafi bala  

How Are You?
yaya dai  
Laafi beme ?  

Good Night
mai kyau dare  
Ne y yungo  

Good Evening
barka da yamma  
ne y zabre  

Good Afternoon
barka da rana  
Kia ora  

Good Morning
mai kyau safe  
Ne y yibeogo  

Please
Don Allah  
gafare  

Sorry
yi hakuri  
gafare  

Bye
sai anjima  
Wend na kon-d nindaare  

I Love You
Ina son ku  
Kei te aroha au ki a koe  

Excuse Me
gafara dai  
Y gafare  

Dialects

Dialect 1
Gaananci  
Ouapadoupou  

Where They Speak
Ghana  
Burkina Faso  

How Many People Speak
50,000,000.00  
14
7,000,000.00  
99+

Dialect 2
Kurhwayanci  
Saremde  

Where They Speak
Niger  
Burkina Faso  

How Many People Speak
150,000,000.00  
3
7,000,000.00  
99+

Dialect 3
Daragaram  
Taolende  

Where They Speak
Niger  
Burkina Faso  

How Many People Speak
50.00  
99+
7,000,000.00  
33

Total No. Of Dialects
20  
18
8  
8

How Many People Speak

How Many People Speak?
50.00 million  
28
7.60 million  
99+

Speaking Population
0.52 %  
30
0.11 %  
99+

Native Speakers
35.00 million  
27
7.60 million  
99+

Second Language Speakers
15.00 million  
34
5.00 million  
99+

Native Name
حَوْسَ (ḥawsa)  
Mosse  

Alternative Names
Abakwariga, Habe, Haoussa, Hausawa, Kado, Mgbakpa  
Mossi, Mòoré, Mooré, More, Moshi, Mole, Mosi, Mòoré, Moré, More, Moshi, Mole, Mosi  

French Name
haoussa  
moré  

German Name
Haussa-Sprache  
Mossi-Sprache  

Pronunciation
[hàʊsà]  
[mɔ̀ːsì]  

Ethnicity
Hausa–Fulani people  
Mossi  

History

Origin
14  
11th Century AD  

Language Family
Afro-Asiatic Family  
Niger-Congo Family  

Subgroup
Chadic  
Western Sudanic  

Branch
-  
Gur (Voltaic)  

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
No early forms  
No early forms  

Standard Forms
Hausa  
Mossi  

Language Position
34  
32
37  
34

Signed Forms
Signed Hausa  
Mossi Sign Language  

Scope
Individual  
Individual  

Code

ISO 639 1
ha  
No data Available  

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
hau  
mos  

ISO 639 2/B
hau  
mos  

ISO 639 3
hau  
mos  

ISO 639 6
hau  
mos  

Glottocode
haus1257  
moss1236  

Linguasphere
19-HAA-b  
No data Available  

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living  
Living  

Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Verb-Object  
-  

Language Morphological Typology
Fusional  
-  

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Hausa and Mossi Language History

Comparison of Hausa vs Mossi language history gives us differences between origin of Hausa and Mossi language. History of Hausa language states that this language originated in 14 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 Hausa and Mossi Language History.

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

Hausa vs Mossi Difficulty

The Hausa vs Mossi difficulty level basically depends on the number of Hausa 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 Hausa and Mossi are the origin, speaking countries, language family, different greetings, speaking population of these languages. Want to know in Hausa and Mossi, which language is harder to learn? Time required to learn Hausa is 44 weeks while to learn Mossi time required is 30 weeks.

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