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Latvian and Mossi


Mossi and Latvian


Countries

Countries
European Union, Latvia  
Burkina Faso  

Total No. Of Countries
2  
13
1  
14

National Language
Latvia  
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
Europe  
Asia  

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

Regulated By
Latvian State Language Center  
-  

Interesting Facts
  • The first written form of Latvian dates from 16th century was found in religious texts.
  • The old latvian language was based on the a Gothic script.
  
  • Mossi languages use pitch to distinguish meanings.
  • Mossi is the 2nd largest ethnic group in Ivory Coast.
  

Similar To
Lithuanian Language  
Dagbani Language  

Derived From
-  
-  

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
33  
15
26  
8

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
9  
6
8  
5

How Many Consonants
24  
14
16  
6

Scripts
Latin  
Latin  

Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal  
-  

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
6  
5
3  
2

Time Taken to Learn
44 weeks  
17
30 weeks  
10

Greetings

Hello
Sveiki  
Kia ora  

Thank You
Paldies  
Laafi bala  

How Are You?
Kā jums klājas?  
Laafi beme ?  

Good Night
Ar labunakti  
Ne y yungo  

Good Evening
Labvakar  
ne y zabre  

Good Afternoon
Labdien  
Kia ora  

Good Morning
Labrīt  
Ne y yibeogo  

Please
lūdzu  
gafare  

Sorry
Piedodiet!  
gafare  

Bye
Uz redzēšanos  
Wend na kon-d nindaare  

I Love You
Es tevi mīlu  
Kei te aroha au ki a koe  

Excuse Me
Piedodiet!  
Y gafare  

Dialects

Dialect 1
Livonian  
Ouapadoupou  

Where They Speak
Latvia  
Burkina Faso  

How Many People Speak
1,500,000.00  
99+
7,000,000.00  
99+

Dialect 2
Middle Latvian  
Saremde  

Where They Speak
Latvia  
Burkina Faso  

How Many People Speak
2,000,000.00  
99+
7,000,000.00  
99+

Dialect 3
High Latvian  
Taolende  

Where They Speak
France, Latvia  
Burkina Faso  

How Many People Speak
1,500,000.00  
99+
7,000,000.00  
33

Total No. Of Dialects
3  
3
8  
8

How Many People Speak

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

Speaking Population
0.07 %  
99+
0.11 %  
99+

Native Speakers
1.75 million  
99+
7.60 million  
99+

Second Language Speakers
2.00 million  
99+
5.00 million  
99+

Native Name
latviešu valoda  
Mosse  

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

French Name
letton  
moré  

German Name
Lettisch  
Mossi-Sprache  

Pronunciation
[ˈlætviən]  
[mɔ̀ːsì]  

Ethnicity
Latvians or Letts  
Mossi  

History

Origin
1530  
11th Century AD  

Language Family
Indo-European Family  
Niger-Congo Family  

Subgroup
Baltic  
Western Sudanic  

Branch
-  
Gur (Voltaic)  

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
No early forms  
No early forms  

Standard Forms
Latvian  
Mossi  

Language Position
9  
9
37  
34

Signed Forms
Latvian Sign Language  
Mossi Sign Language  

Scope
Macrolanguage  
Individual  

Code

ISO 639 1
lv  
No data Available  

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
lav  
mos  

ISO 639 2/B
lav  
mos  

ISO 639 3
lav  
mos  

ISO 639 6
lav  
mos  

Glottocode
latv1249  
moss1236  

Linguasphere
54-AAB-a  
No data Available  

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living  
Living  

Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Verb-Object  
-  

Language Morphological Typology
Synthetic  
-  

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

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Latvian and Mossi Speaking population

Latvian and Mossi speaking population is one of the factors based on which Latvian and Mossi languages can be compared. The total count of Latvian and Mossi Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Latvian language is 0.07 % 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 Latvian and Mossi on Latvian vs Mossi where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.

Latvian and Mossi Language Codes

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

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