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Kirundi and Mossi


Mossi and Kirundi


Countries

Countries
Burma  
Burkina Faso  

Total No. Of Countries
1  
14
1  
14

National Language
Burundi, Gambia  
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  
Asia  

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

Regulated By
-  
-  

Interesting Facts
  • Kirundi language is tonal, since it has high and low essential tones.
  • Kirundi Language is referred as a language where Meeussen's rule is active, this rule describes a certain pattern of tonal change in Bantu languages.
  
  • Mossi languages use pitch to distinguish meanings.
  • Mossi is the 2nd largest ethnic group in Ivory Coast.
  

Similar To
Kinyarwanda Language  
Dagbani Language  

Derived From
-  
-  

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
21  
3
26  
8

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
5  
2
8  
5

How Many Consonants
19  
9
16  
6

Scripts
Latin  
Latin  

Writing Direction
-  
-  

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
6  
5
3  
2

Time Taken to Learn
36 weeks  
13
30 weeks  
10

Greetings

Hello
Bwakeye  
Kia ora  

Thank You
Urakoze  
Laafi bala  

How Are You?
Urakomeye?  
Laafi beme ?  

Good Night
Ijoro ryiza  
Ne y yungo  

Good Evening
Mwiriwe  
ne y zabre  

Good Afternoon
Mwiriwe  
Kia ora  

Good Morning
Mwaramutse  
Ne y yibeogo  

Please
Ndagusavye  
gafare  

Sorry
Ndasubiza  
gafare  

Bye
N’agasaga  
Wend na kon-d nindaare  

I Love You
Ndi waramutse  
Kei te aroha au ki a koe  

Excuse Me
Ndasaba  
Y gafare  

Dialects

Dialect 1
Rwanda-Rundi  
Ouapadoupou  

Where They Speak
Burundi, Rwanda, Tanzania, Uganda  
Burkina Faso  

How Many People Speak
20,000,000.00  
29
7,000,000.00  
99+

Dialect 2
Ha  
Saremde  

Where They Speak
Tanzania  
Burkina Faso  

How Many People Speak
990,000.00  
99+
7,000,000.00  
99+

Dialect 3
Shubi  
Taolende  

Where They Speak
Tanzania  
Burkina Faso  

How Many People Speak
153,000.00  
99+
7,000,000.00  
33

Total No. Of Dialects
6  
6
8  
8

How Many People Speak

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

Speaking Population
0.13 %  
99+
0.11 %  
99+

Native Speakers
8.80 million  
99+
7.60 million  
99+

Second Language Speakers
12.00 million  
38
5.00 million  
99+

Native Name
íkiRǔndi  
Mosse  

Alternative Names
Rundi, Urundi  
Mossi, Mòoré, Mooré, More, Moshi, Mole, Mosi, Mòoré, Moré, More, Moshi, Mole, Mosi  

French Name
rundi  
moré  

German Name
Kirundi  
Mossi-Sprache  

Pronunciation
[kɪˈrʊndi]  
[mɔ̀ːsì]  

Ethnicity
Hutu, Tutsi, and Twa  
Mossi  

History

Origin
1500  
11th Century AD  

Language Family
Niger-Congo Family  
Niger-Congo Family  

Subgroup
-  
Western Sudanic  

Branch
-  
Gur (Voltaic)  

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
No early forms  
No early forms  

Standard Forms
Kirundi  
Mossi  

Language Position
86  
99+
37  
34

Signed Forms
Kirundi Sign Language  
Mossi Sign Language  

Scope
-  
Individual  

Code

ISO 639 1
rn  
No data Available  

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
run  
mos  

ISO 639 2/B
run  
mos  

ISO 639 3
run  
mos  

ISO 639 6
run  
mos  

Glottocode
rund1242  
moss1236  

Linguasphere
No data available  
No data Available  

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
-  
Living  

Language Linguistic Typology
-  
-  

Language Morphological Typology
-  
-  

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

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Kirundi and Mossi Speaking population

Kirundi and Mossi speaking population is one of the factors based on which Kirundi and Mossi languages can be compared. The total count of Kirundi and Mossi Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Kirundi language is 0.13 % 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 Kirundi and Mossi on Kirundi vs Mossi where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.

Kirundi and Mossi Language Codes

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

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