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Japanese and Mossi


Mossi and Japanese


Countries

Countries
Japan  
Burkina Faso  

Total No. Of Countries
1  
14
1  
14

National Language
Japan  
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, Pacific  
Asia  

Minority Language
Palau  
Not spoken in any of the countries  

Regulated By
Agency for Cultural Affairs (文化庁) at the Ministry of Education  
-  

Interesting Facts
  • In Japanese Language, there are 4 different ways to address people: kun, chan, san and sama.
  • There are many words in Japanese language which end with vowel letter, which determines the structure and rhythm of Japanese.
  
  • Mossi languages use pitch to distinguish meanings.
  • Mossi is the 2nd largest ethnic group in Ivory Coast.
  

Similar To
Korean Language  
Dagbani Language  

Derived From
-  
-  

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
99  
40
26  
8

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
5  
2
8  
5

How Many Consonants
14  
4
16  
6

Scripts
Kana  
Latin  

Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal, Top-To-Bottom  
-  

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
5  
4
3  
2

Time Taken to Learn
88 weeks  
19
30 weeks  
10

Greetings

Hello
こんにちは (Kon'nichiwa)  
Kia ora  

Thank You
ありがとう (Arigatō)  
Laafi bala  

How Are You?
お元気ですか (O genki desu ka?)  
Laafi beme ?  

Good Night
おやすみなさい (Oyasuminasai)  
Ne y yungo  

Good Evening
こんばんは (Konbanwa)  
ne y zabre  

Good Afternoon
こんにちは (Konnichiwa!)  
Kia ora  

Good Morning
おはよう (Ohayō)  
Ne y yibeogo  

Please
お願いします (Onegaishimasu)  
gafare  

Sorry
ごめんなさい (Gomen'nasai)  
gafare  

Bye
さようなら (Sayōnara)  
Wend na kon-d nindaare  

I Love You
愛しています (Aishiteimasu)  
Kei te aroha au ki a koe  

Excuse Me
すみません (Sumimasen)  
Y gafare  

Dialects

Dialect 1
Sanuki  
Ouapadoupou  

Where They Speak
Kagawa  
Burkina Faso  

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

Dialect 2
Hakata  
Saremde  

Where They Speak
Fukuoka  
Burkina Faso  

How Many People Speak
127,000,000.00  
4
7,000,000.00  
99+

Dialect 3
Kansai  
Taolende  

Where They Speak
kansai  
Burkina Faso  

How Many People Speak
127,000,000.00  
4
7,000,000.00  
33

Total No. Of Dialects
31  
25
8  
8

How Many People Speak

How Many People Speak?
128.00 million  
14
7.60 million  
99+

Speaking Population
1.90 %  
10
0.11 %  
99+

Native Speakers
128.00 million  
9
7.60 million  
99+

Second Language Speakers
3.00 million  
99+
5.00 million  
99+

Native Name
日本語  
Mosse  

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

French Name
japonais  
moré  

German Name
Japanisch  
Mossi-Sprache  

Pronunciation
/nihoɴɡo/: [nihõŋɡo], [nihõŋŋo]  
[mɔ̀ːsì]  

Ethnicity
Japanese (Yamato)  
Mossi  

History

Origin
1185  
11th Century AD  

Language Family
Japonic Family  
Niger-Congo Family  

Subgroup
-  
Western Sudanic  

Branch
-  
Gur (Voltaic)  

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
Old Japanese, Early Middle Japanese, Late Middle Japanese and Early Modern Japanese  
No early forms  

Standard Forms
Japanese  
Mossi  

Language Position
8  
8
37  
34

Signed Forms
Signed Japanese  
Mossi Sign Language  

Scope
Individual  
Individual  

Code

ISO 639 1
ja  
No data Available  

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
jpn  
mos  

ISO 639 2/B
jpn  
mos  

ISO 639 3
jpn  
mos  

ISO 639 6
jpn  
mos  

Glottocode
nucl1643  
moss1236  

Linguasphere
45-CAA-a  
No data Available  

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living  
Living  

Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Object-Verb  
-  

Language Morphological Typology
Agglutinative, Synthetic  
-  

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

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Japanese and Mossi Speaking population

Japanese and Mossi speaking population is one of the factors based on which Japanese and Mossi languages can be compared. The total count of Japanese and Mossi Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Japanese language is 1.90 % 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 Japanese and Mossi on Japanese vs Mossi where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.

Japanese and Mossi Language Codes

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

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