Igbo and Mossi
Countries
Nigeria
Burkina Faso
National Language
Nigeria
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
Minority Language
Equatorial Guinea
Not spoken in any of the countries
Regulated By
Society for Promoting Igbo Language and Culture
Not Available
Interesting Facts
- In Igbo, there is complicated system of high and low tones indicating differences in meaning and grammatical relationships.
- Igbo has inexhaustible and rich linguistic features like idioms, proverbs, aphorisms, anecdotes etc.
- Mossi languages use pitch to distinguish meanings.
- Mossi is the 2nd largest ethnic group in Ivory Coast.
Similar To
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Dagbani Language
Derived From
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Alphabets in
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Writing Direction
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Thank You
dalụ
Laafi bala
How Are You?
kedụ ka ịmere
Laafi beme ?
Good Night
ka chi fo
Ne y yungo
Good Evening
mgbede ọma
ne y zabre
Good Afternoon
ehihie ọma
Kia ora
Good Morning
ụtụtụ ọma
Ne y yibeogo
Bye
Not Available
Wend na kon-d nindaare
I Love You
a hụrụ m gị n'anya
Kei te aroha au ki a koe
Dialect 1
Enuani
Ouapadoupou
Where They Speak
Nigeria
Burkina Faso
Where They Speak
Nigeria
Burkina Faso
How Many People Speak
Not Available
Dialect 3
Not present
Taolende
Where They Speak
Not Available
Burkina Faso
Speaking Population
Not Available
Alternative Names
Ibo
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German Name
Ibo-Sprache
Mossi-Sprache
Pronunciation
[iɡ͡boː]
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Ethnicity
Igbo people
Mossi
Origin
30th Century BC
Not available
Language Family
Niger-Congo Family
Niger-Congo Family
Subgroup
Kwa
Western Sudanic
Branch
Not Available
Gur (Voltaic)
Early Forms
No early forms
No early forms
Standard Forms
Standard Igbo
Mossi
Language Position
Not Available
Signed Forms
Not Available
Not Available
Scope
Individual
Individual
ISO 639 1
ig
No data Available
ISO 639 6
Not Available
Not Available
Glottocode
nucl1417
moss1236
Linguasphere
No data available
No data Available
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
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Language Morphological Typology
Agglutinative
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All Igbo 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 Igbo and Mossi dialects. Various dialects of Igbo and Mossi language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Igbo are spoken in different Igbo Speaking Countries whereas Mossi Dialects are spoken in different Mossi speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Igbo vs Mossi Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Igbo dialects include: Enuani, Ngwa. Mossi dialects include: Ouapadoupou , Saremde. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.
Igbo and Mossi Speaking population
Igbo and Mossi speaking population is one of the factors based on which Igbo and Mossi languages can be compared. The total count of Igbo and Mossi Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Igbo language is Not Available 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 Igbo and Mossi on Igbo vs Mossi where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.
Igbo and Mossi Language Codes
Igbo and Mossi language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Igbo and Mossi Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.