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Italian vs Mossi


Mossi vs Italian


Countries

Countries
Croatia, European Union, Italy, San Marino, Slovenia, Switzerland, Vatican City  
Burkina Faso  

Total No. Of Countries
7  
8
1  
14

National Language
Italy, San Marino, Switzerland, Vatican City  
Benin, Burkina Faso, Ghana, Ivory coast, Mali, Togo  

Second Language
Albania, Croatia, Malta, Slovenia  
Not spoken in any of the countries  

Speaking Continents
Europe  
Asia  

Minority Language
Crimea, Eritrea, France, Libya, Monaco, Montenegro, Romania, Somalia  
Not spoken in any of the countries  

Regulated By
Accademia della Crusca (Academy of the bran)  
-  

Interesting Facts
  • One of the most romantic and melodic language in the history of the world is Italian.
  • Italian Language is in the top three of the most widely spoken European languages in Europe.
  
  • Mossi languages use pitch to distinguish meanings.
  • Mossi is the 2nd largest ethnic group in Ivory Coast.
  

Similar To
French and Portuguese Languages  
Dagbani Language  

Derived From
Latin  
-  

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
21  
3
26  
8

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
5  
2
8  
5

How Many Consonants
16  
6
16  
6

Scripts
Latin  
Latin  

Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal  
-  

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
6  
5
3  
2

Time Taken to Learn
24 weeks  
6
30 weeks  
10

Greetings

Hello
ciao  
Kia ora  

Thank You
grazie  
Laafi bala  

How Are You?
Come stai?  
Laafi beme ?  

Good Night
buonanotte  
Ne y yungo  

Good Evening
buonasera  
ne y zabre  

Good Afternoon
buon pomeriggio  
Kia ora  

Good Morning
buongiorno  
Ne y yibeogo  

Please
Per Favore  
gafare  

Sorry
scusate  
gafare  

Bye
arrivederci  
Wend na kon-d nindaare  

I Love You
Ti amo  
Kei te aroha au ki a koe  

Excuse Me
Scusami  
Y gafare  

Dialects

Dialect 1
Romanesco  
Ouapadoupou  

Where They Speak
Lazio  
Burkina Faso  

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

Dialect 2
Central Italian  
Saremde  

Where They Speak
Abruzzo, central Marche, Lazio, south Tuscany, Umbria  
Burkina Faso  

How Many People Speak
5,000,000.00  
99+
7,000,000.00  
99+

Dialect 3
Tuscan  
Taolende  

Where They Speak
Corsica, Gallura, Haute-Corse, Sardinia, Tuscany, Umbria  
Burkina Faso  

How Many People Speak
69,000,000.00  
11
7,000,000.00  
33

Total No. Of Dialects
15  
14
8  
8

How Many People Speak

How Many People Speak?
78.00 million  
21
7.60 million  
99+

Speaking Population
0.90 %  
23
0.11 %  
99+

Native Speakers
64.00 million  
18
7.60 million  
99+

Second Language Speakers
14.00 million  
36
5.00 million  
99+

Native Name
Italiano  
Mosse  

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

French Name
italien  
moré  

German Name
Italienisch  
Mossi-Sprache  

Pronunciation
[itaˈljaːno]  
[mɔ̀ːsì]  

Ethnicity
Italians  
Mossi  

History

Origin
960 BC  
11th Century AD  

Language Family
Indo-European Family  
Niger-Congo Family  

Subgroup
Romance  
Western Sudanic  

Branch
-  
Gur (Voltaic)  

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
No early forms  
No early forms  

Standard Forms
Italian  
Mossi  

Language Position
27  
25
37  
34

Signed Forms
italiano segnato "Signed Italian" & italiano segnato esatto "Signed Exact Italian"  
Mossi Sign Language  

Scope
Individual  
Individual  

Code

ISO 639 1
it  
No data Available  

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
ita  
mos  

ISO 639 2/B
ita  
mos  

ISO 639 3
ita  
mos  

ISO 639 6
itas  
mos  

Glottocode
ital1282  
moss1236  

Linguasphere
51-AAA-q  
No data Available  

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living  
Living  

Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Verb-Object  
-  

Language Morphological Typology
Fusional, Synthetic  
-  

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Italian and Mossi Language History

Comparison of Italian vs Mossi language history gives us differences between origin of Italian and Mossi language. History of Italian language states that this language originated in 960 BC 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 Italian and Mossi Language History.

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

Italian vs Mossi Difficulty

The Italian vs Mossi difficulty level basically depends on the number of Italian 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 Italian and Mossi are the origin, speaking countries, language family, different greetings, speaking population of these languages. Want to know in Italian and Mossi, which language is harder to learn? Time required to learn Italian is 24 weeks while to learn Mossi time required is 30 weeks.

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