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Irish and Mossi


Mossi and Irish


Countries

Countries
European Union, Ireland  
Burkina Faso  

Total No. Of Countries
2  
13
1  
14

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

Second Language
Ireland  
Not spoken in any of the countries  

Speaking Continents
Europe  
Asia  

Minority Language
United Kingdom  
Not spoken in any of the countries  

Regulated By
Foras na Gaeilge  
-  

Interesting Facts
  • In Irish language, there are no exact words for "yes" or "no".
  • There are different set of numbers for counting humans and another set for counting non-humans in Irish Language.
  
  • Mossi languages use pitch to distinguish meanings.
  • Mossi is the 2nd largest ethnic group in Ivory Coast.
  

Similar To
Scottish Gaelic and Welsh Languages  
Dagbani Language  

Derived From
-  
-  

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
18  
1
26  
8

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
5  
2
8  
5

How Many Consonants
13  
3
16  
6

Scripts
Latin  
Latin  

Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal  
-  

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
5  
4
3  
2

Time Taken to Learn
36 weeks  
13
30 weeks  
10

Greetings

Hello
Dia dhuit  
Kia ora  

Thank You
Go raibh maith agat  
Laafi bala  

How Are You?
Conas atá tú ?  
Laafi beme ?  

Good Night
Oíche mhaith  
Ne y yungo  

Good Evening
Tráthnóna maith duit  
ne y zabre  

Good Afternoon
Tráthnóna maith duit  
Kia ora  

Good Morning
Dia dhuit ar maidin  
Ne y yibeogo  

Please
le do thoil  
gafare  

Sorry
Tá brón orm  
gafare  

Bye
Slán  
Wend na kon-d nindaare  

I Love You
Is breá liom thú  
Kei te aroha au ki a koe  

Excuse Me
Gabh mo leithscéal  
Y gafare  

Dialects

Dialect 1
Connacht Irish  
Ouapadoupou  

Where They Speak
Connacht  
Burkina Faso  

How Many People Speak
100,000.00  
99+
7,000,000.00  
99+

Dialect 2
Munster Irish  
Saremde  

Where They Speak
Munster  
Burkina Faso  

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

Dialect 3
Ulster Irish  
Taolende  

Where They Speak
Ulster  
Burkina Faso  

How Many People Speak
140,000.00  
99+
7,000,000.00  
33

Total No. Of Dialects
4  
4
8  
8

How Many People Speak

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

Speaking Population
0.03 %  
99+
0.11 %  
99+

Native Speakers
0.14 million  
99+
7.60 million  
99+

Second Language Speakers
1.65 million  
99+
5.00 million  
99+

Native Name
Gaeilge (na hÉireann) / An Ghaeilge  
Mosse  

Alternative Names
Erse, Gaeilge, Gaelic Irish  
Mossi, Mòoré, Mooré, More, Moshi, Mole, Mosi, Mòoré, Moré, More, Moshi, Mole, Mosi  

French Name
irlandais moyen  
moré  

German Name
Mittelirisch  
Mossi-Sprache  

Pronunciation
[ˈɡeːlʲɟə]  
[mɔ̀ːsì]  

Ethnicity
Irish people  
Mossi  

History

Origin
c. 750  
11th Century AD  

Language Family
Indo-European Family  
Niger-Congo Family  

Subgroup
Celtic  
Western Sudanic  

Branch
Goidelic  
Gur (Voltaic)  

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
Primitive Irish, Old Irish, Middle Irish, Classical Irish, Irish  
No early forms  

Standard Forms
An Caighdeán Oifigiúil  
Mossi  

Language Position
25  
23
37  
34

Signed Forms
Irish Sign Language  
Mossi Sign Language  

Scope
Individual  
Individual  

Code

ISO 639 1
ga  
No data Available  

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
gle  
mos  

ISO 639 2/B
gle  
mos  

ISO 639 3
gle  
mos  

ISO 639 6
gle  
mos  

Glottocode
iris1253  
moss1236  

Linguasphere
50-AAA  
No data Available  

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living  
Living  

Language Linguistic Typology
Verb-Subject-Object  
-  

Language Morphological Typology
Fusional  
-  

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

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Irish and Mossi Speaking population

Irish and Mossi speaking population is one of the factors based on which Irish and Mossi languages can be compared. The total count of Irish and Mossi Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Irish language is 0.03 % 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 Irish and Mossi on Irish vs Mossi where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.

Irish and Mossi Language Codes

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

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