Countries
Brunei, Malaysia, Singapore
Burkina Faso
Total No. Of Countries
31
0
46
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National Language
Malaysia
Benin, Burkina Faso, Ghana, Ivory coast, Mali, Togo
Second Language
Indonesia
Not spoken in any of the countries
Speaking Continents
Asia
Asia
Minority Language
Thailand
Not spoken in any of the countries
Regulated By
Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka
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Interesting Facts
- One of the most politically powerful language historically is Malaysian Language.
- Malaysian earliest known inscriptions were found in South of Sumatra way back in 683-6 AD.
- Mossi languages use pitch to distinguish meanings.
- Mossi is the 2nd largest ethnic group in Ivory Coast.
Similar To
Indonesian Language
Dagbani Language
Derived From
Tamil Language
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Alphabets in
Alphabets
2626
18
247
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Phonology
How Many Vowels
68
0
32
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How Many Consonants
2416
9
60
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Scripts
Latin
Latin
Writing Direction
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Hard to Learn
Language Levels
63
2
12
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Time Taken to Learn
36 weeks30 weeks
3
88
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Hello
Hai
Kia ora
Thank You
terima kasih
Laafi bala
How Are You?
Apa khabar?
Laafi beme ?
Good Night
Selamat Malam
Ne y yungo
Good Evening
Selamat Petang
ne y zabre
Good Afternoon
Selamat tengah hari
Kia ora
Good Morning
Selamat pagi
Ne y yibeogo
Please
sila
gafare
Sorry
maaf
gafare
Bye
Selamat tinggal
Wend na kon-d nindaare
I Love You
Saya sayang kamu
Kei te aroha au ki a koe
Excuse Me
Maafkan saya
Y gafare
Dialect 1
Bengkulu
Ouapadoupou
Where They Speak
Bengkulu Province, Sumatra
Burkina Faso
How Many People Speak
1,600,000.007,000,000.00
1.5
960000000
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Dialect 2
Pekal
Saremde
Where They Speak
Indonesia
Burkina Faso
How Many People Speak
30,000.007,000,000.00
700
274000000
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Dialect 3
Musi
Taolende
Where They Speak
Indonesia
Burkina Faso
How Many People Speak
3,100,000.007,000,000.00
2
230000000
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Total No. Of Dialects
248
0
188
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How Many People Speak?
175.00 million7.60 million
0
1200
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Speaking Population
1.16 %0.11 %
0
89
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Native Speakers
77.00 million7.60 million
0
873
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Second Language Speakers
98.00 million5.00 million
0.01
400
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Native Name
Bahasa melayu
Mosse
Alternative Names
Bahasa Malaysia
Mossi, Mòoré, Mooré, More, Moshi, Mole, Mosi, Mòoré, Moré, More, Moshi, Mole, Mosi
French Name
malais
moré
German Name
Malaiisch
Mossi-Sprache
Pronunciation
[baˈhasə malajˈsiə]
[mɔ̀ːsì]
Ethnicity
Malaysian people
Mossi
Origin
c. 683 AD
11th Century AD
Language Family
Austronesian Family
Niger-Congo Family
Subgroup
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Western Sudanic
Branch
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Gur (Voltaic)
Language Forms
Early Forms
Ancient Malay, Old Malay, Pre-Modern MalayClassical Malay,
No early forms
Standard Forms
Pluricentric Standard Malay
Mossi
Language Position
5437
1
120
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Signed Forms
Malaysian Sign Language
Mossi Sign Language
Scope
Individual
Individual
ISO 639 1
ms
No data Available
ISO 639 2
ISO 639 2/T
msa
mos
ISO 639 2/B
may
mos
ISO 639 3
zsm
mos
ISO 639 6
may
mos
Glottocode
stan1306
moss1236
Linguasphere
No data available
No data Available
Types of Language
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
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Language Morphological Typology
Agglutinative
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