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Kurdish and Mossi


Mossi and Kurdish


Countries

Countries
Iraq, Kurdistan  
Burkina Faso  

Total No. Of Countries
2  
13
1  
14

National Language
Azerbaijan, Georgia, Iran, Iraq, Syria, Turkey  
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
Middle East  
Asia  

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

Regulated By
-  
-  

Interesting Facts
  • The vocabulary in Kurdish is of Iranian origin.
  • In the middle East, Kurdish is the fourth largest ethnic group.
  
  • Mossi languages use pitch to distinguish meanings.
  • Mossi is the 2nd largest ethnic group in Ivory Coast.
  

Similar To
Farsi Language  
Dagbani Language  

Derived From
-  
-  

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
33  
15
26  
8

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
8  
5
8  
5

How Many Consonants
29  
19
16  
6

Scripts
Arabic, Cyrillic, Latin  
Latin  

Writing Direction
Right-To-Left, Horizontal  
-  

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
4  
3
3  
2

Time Taken to Learn
4 weeks  
2
30 weeks  
10

Greetings

Hello
Silaw  
Kia ora  

Thank You
Sipas  
Laafi bala  

How Are You?
Tu çawa yî?  
Laafi beme ?  

Good Night
Şev xweş  
Ne y yungo  

Good Evening
Evare baş  
ne y zabre  

Good Afternoon
Nee-wa-rowt bash  
Kia ora  

Good Morning
Bayanit bash  
Ne y yibeogo  

Please
Bê zehmet  
gafare  

Sorry
Bibûre  
gafare  

Bye
Be xêr çî  
Wend na kon-d nindaare  

I Love You
Ez te hez dikem  
Kei te aroha au ki a koe  

Excuse Me
Bê zehmet  
Y gafare  

Dialects

Dialect 1
Northern Kurdish  
Ouapadoupou  

Where They Speak
northern Iraq, northern Syria, northwest Iran, southeast Turkey  
Burkina Faso  

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

Dialect 2
Central Kurdish  
Saremde  

Where They Speak
Iraq, Kurdistan Province of western Iran  
Burkina Faso  

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

Dialect 3
Southern Kurdish  
Taolende  

Where They Speak
Eastern Iraq  
Burkina Faso  

How Many People Speak
3,000,000.00  
99+
7,000,000.00  
33

Total No. Of Dialects
3  
3
8  
8

How Many People Speak

How Many People Speak?
28.00 million  
38
7.60 million  
99+

Speaking Population
0.31 %  
99+
0.11 %  
99+

Native Speakers
21.00 million  
36
7.60 million  
99+

Second Language Speakers
20.00 million  
30
5.00 million  
99+

Native Name
Kurdí / کوردی / к’öрди  
Mosse  

Alternative Names
Kurdî, کوردی‎  
Mossi, Mòoré, Mooré, More, Moshi, Mole, Mosi, Mòoré, Moré, More, Moshi, Mole, Mosi  

French Name
kurde  
moré  

German Name
Kurdisch  
Mossi-Sprache  

Pronunciation
[kʊɾdɪʃ]  
[mɔ̀ːsì]  

Ethnicity
Kurds  
Mossi  

History

Origin
16th century CE  
11th Century AD  

Language Family
Indo-European Family  
Niger-Congo Family  

Subgroup
Indo-Iranian  
Western Sudanic  

Branch
-  
Gur (Voltaic)  

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
Old Kurdish and Middle Kurdish  
No early forms  

Standard Forms
Kurdish  
Mossi  

Language Position
14  
13
37  
34

Signed Forms
Kurdish Sign Language  
Mossi Sign Language  

Scope
Macrolanguage  
Individual  

Code

ISO 639 1
ku  
No data Available  

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
kur  
mos  

ISO 639 2/B
kur  
mos  

ISO 639 3
kur  
mos  

ISO 639 6
kur  
mos  

Glottocode
kurd1259  
moss1236  

Linguasphere
58-AAA-a  
No data Available  

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living  
Living  

Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Object-Verb  
-  

Language Morphological Typology
-  
-  

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

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Kurdish and Mossi Speaking population

Kurdish and Mossi speaking population is one of the factors based on which Kurdish and Mossi languages can be compared. The total count of Kurdish and Mossi Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Kurdish language is 0.31 % 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 Kurdish and Mossi on Kurdish vs Mossi where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.

Kurdish and Mossi Language Codes

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

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