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Ilocano and Mossi


Mossi and Ilocano


Countries

Countries
Philippines   
Burkina Faso   

Total No. Of Countries
1   
14
1   
14

National Language
Philippines   
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
Asia   
Asia   

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

Regulated By
Commission on the Filipino Language   
Not Available   

Interesting Facts
  • Ilocano was originally written with Baybayin syllabary, then gradually it was replaced by Latin alphabet.
  • Northwest Luzon is the original Ilocano homeland.
  
  • Mossi languages use pitch to distinguish meanings.
  • Mossi is the 2nd largest ethnic group in Ivory Coast.
  

Similar To
Tagalog, Indonesian and Malaysian Languages   
Dagbani Language   

Derived From
Not Available   
Not Available   

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
32   
14
26   
8

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
6   
3
8   
5

How Many Consonants
20   
10
16   
6

Scripts
Ilokano Braille, Latin   
Latin   

Writing Direction
Not Available   
Not Available   

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
4   
3
3   
2

Time Taken to Learn
Not Available   
30 weeks   
9

Greetings

Hello
Kablaaw   
Kia ora   

Thank You
Agyamanak   
Laafi bala   

How Are You?
Kumusta?   
Laafi beme ?   

Good Night
Naimbag a rabii   
Ne y yungo   

Good Evening
Naimbag a sardam   
ne y zabre   

Good Afternoon
Naimbag a malem   
Kia ora   

Good Morning
Naimbag a bigat   
Ne y yibeogo   

Please
Not available   
gafare   

Sorry
Agpakawanak   
gafare   

Bye
Pakada   
Wend na kon-d nindaare   

I Love You
Ayayatenka   
Kei te aroha au ki a koe   

Excuse Me
Maawan-dayawen   
Y gafare   

Dialects

Dialect 1
Balangao   
Ouapadoupou   

Where They Speak
Philippines   
Burkina Faso   

How Many People Speak
21,000.00   
99+
Not Available   

Dialect 2
Bontoc   
Saremde   

Where They Speak
Philippines   
Burkina Faso   

How Many People Speak
41,000.00   
39
Not Available   

Dialect 3
Not present   
Taolende   

Where They Speak
Not present   
Burkina Faso   

Total No. Of Dialects
2   
2
8   
8

How Many People Speak

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

Speaking Population
0.14 %   
99+
0.11 %   
99+

Native Speakers
9.10 million   
99+
7.60 million   
99+

Native Name
ilokano   
Mosse   

Alternative Names
Ilokano, Iloko   
Not Available   

French Name
ilocano   
moré   

German Name
Ilokano-Sprache   
Mossi-Sprache   

Pronunciation
Not Available   
Not Available   

Ethnicity
Ilocano people   
Mossi   

History

Origin
18th Century   
Not available   

Language Family
Austronesian Family   
Niger-Congo Family   

Subgroup
Not Available   
Western Sudanic   

Branch
Not Available   
Gur (Voltaic)   

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
No early forms   
No early forms   

Standard Forms
Modern Ilocano   
Mossi   

Language Position
94   
99+
Not Available   

Signed Forms
Not Available   
Not Available   

Scope
Individual   
Individual   

Code

ISO 639 1
No data available   
No data Available   

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
ilo   
mos   

ISO 639 2/B
ilo   
mos   

ISO 639 3
ilo   
mos   

ISO 639 6
Not Available   
Not Available   

Glottocode
ilok1237   
moss1236   

Linguasphere
31-CBA-a   
No data Available   

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living   
Living   

Language Linguistic Typology
Not Available   
Not Available   

Language Morphological Typology
Not Available   
Not Available   

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

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Ilocano and Mossi Speaking population

Ilocano and Mossi speaking population is one of the factors based on which Ilocano and Mossi languages can be compared. The total count of Ilocano and Mossi Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Ilocano language is 0.14 % 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 Ilocano and Mossi on Ilocano vs Mossi where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.

Ilocano and Mossi Language Codes

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

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