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Hmong vs Mossi


Mossi vs Hmong


Countries

Countries
China, Laos, Thailand, United States of America, Vietnam  
Burkina Faso  

Total No. Of Countries
5  
10
1  
14

National Language
China, Gambia, Laos, Thailand, United States of America, Vietnam  
Benin, Burkina Faso, Ghana, Ivory coast, Mali, Togo  

Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries, Republic of Brazil  
Not spoken in any of the countries  

Speaking Continents
Asia  
Asia  

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

Regulated By
-  
-  

Interesting Facts
  • Hmong language may not be so popular at first sight, but it has rich history and various dialects are spoken by millions of people.
  • Hmong language came from western part of China.
  
  • Mossi languages use pitch to distinguish meanings.
  • Mossi is the 2nd largest ethnic group in Ivory Coast.
  

Similar To
Thai and Lao Languages  
Dagbani Language  

Derived From
-  
-  

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
74  
38
26  
8

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
14  
11
8  
5

How Many Consonants
60  
36
16  
6

Scripts
Latin  
Latin  

Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal  
-  

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
9  
7
3  
2

Time Taken to Learn
44 weeks  
17
30 weeks  
10

Greetings

Hello
Nyob zoo (Nyaw zhong)  
Kia ora  

Thank You
Ua tsaug (Oua jow)  
Laafi bala  

How Are You?
Koj nyob li cas (Gaw nyaw lee cha)  
Laafi beme ?  

Good Night
zoo hmo  
Ne y yungo  

Good Evening
zoo yav tsaus ntuj  
ne y zabre  

Good Afternoon
zoo tav su  
Kia ora  

Good Morning
zoo thaum sawv ntxov  
Ne y yibeogo  

Please
thov  
gafare  

Sorry
Thov txim (Thaw zhee)  
gafare  

Bye
Nyob zoo  
Wend na kon-d nindaare  

I Love You
Kuv hlub koj  
Kei te aroha au ki a koe  

Excuse Me
zam txim rau kuv  
Y gafare  

Dialects

Dialect 1
Hmong Njua  
Ouapadoupou  

Where They Speak
Laos  
Burkina Faso  

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

Dialect 2
Hmong Daw  
Saremde  

Where They Speak
China  
Burkina Faso  

How Many People Speak
1,600,000.00  
99+
7,000,000.00  
99+

Dialect 3
Hmong Do  
Taolende  

Where They Speak
Vietnam  
Burkina Faso  

How Many People Speak
31,000,000.00  
19
7,000,000.00  
33

Total No. Of Dialects
6  
6
8  
8

How Many People Speak

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

Speaking Population
0.13 %  
99+
0.11 %  
99+

Native Speakers
3.70 million  
99+
7.60 million  
99+

Second Language Speakers
4.00 million  
99+
5.00 million  
99+

Native Name
Hmong  
Mosse  

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

French Name
hmong  
moré  

German Name
Miao-Sprachen  
Mossi-Sprache  

Pronunciation
[môŋ]  
[mɔ̀ːsì]  

Ethnicity
Hmong people  
Mossi  

History

Origin
19  
11th Century AD  

Language Family
Hmong–Mien Family  
Niger-Congo Family  

Subgroup
-  
Western Sudanic  

Branch
-  
Gur (Voltaic)  

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
No early forms  
No early forms  

Standard Forms
Hmong  
Mossi  

Language Position
24  
22
37  
34

Signed Forms
Hmong Sign Language  
Mossi Sign Language  

Scope
Macrolanguage  
Individual  

Code

ISO 639 1
No data available  
No data Available  

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
hmn  
mos  

ISO 639 2/B
hmn  
mos  

ISO 639 3
hmv  
mos  

ISO 639 6
hmn  
mos  

Glottocode
firs1234  
moss1236  

Linguasphere
No data available  
No data Available  

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living  
Living  

Language Linguistic Typology
-  
-  

Language Morphological Typology
-  
-  

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Hmong and Mossi Language History

Comparison of Hmong vs Mossi language history gives us differences between origin of Hmong and Mossi language. History of Hmong language states that this language originated in 19 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 Hmong and Mossi Language History.

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

Hmong vs Mossi Difficulty

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

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