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Maltese and Mossi


Mossi and Maltese


Countries

Countries
European Union, Malta  
Burkina Faso  

Total No. Of Countries
2  
13
1  
14

National Language
Malta  
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
Australia, Canada, Italy, United States of America  
Not spoken in any of the countries  

Regulated By
National Council for the Maltese Language  
-  

Interesting Facts
  • Maltese language is the only semitic language written in Latin characters.
  • Maltese language has borrowed many loan words from English, Italian and French.
  
  • Mossi languages use pitch to distinguish meanings.
  • Mossi is the 2nd largest ethnic group in Ivory Coast.
  

Similar To
Western Arabic Dialects  
Dagbani Language  

Derived From
Roman Languages  
-  

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
30  
12
26  
8

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
6  
3
8  
5

How Many Consonants
24  
14
16  
6

Scripts
Latin  
Latin  

Writing Direction
-  
-  

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
6  
5
3  
2

Time Taken to Learn
30 weeks  
10
30 weeks  
10

Greetings

Hello
Ħello  
Kia ora  

Thank You
Grazzi  
Laafi bala  

How Are You?
Kif int?  
Laafi beme ?  

Good Night
Il-Lejla it-tajba  
Ne y yungo  

Good Evening
Il-Lejla it-tajba  
ne y zabre  

Good Afternoon
Wara nofs in-nar it-tajjeb  
Kia ora  

Good Morning
L-għodwa t-tajba  
Ne y yibeogo  

Please
Jekk jogħġbok  
gafare  

Sorry
Skużani!  
gafare  

Bye
Ċaw  
Wend na kon-d nindaare  

I Love You
Inħobbok ħafna  
Kei te aroha au ki a koe  

Excuse Me
Skużi!  
Y gafare  

Dialects

Dialect 1
Qormi  
Ouapadoupou  

Where They Speak
Malta  
Burkina Faso  

How Many People Speak
520,000.00  
99+
7,000,000.00  
99+

Dialect 2
Żejtun  
Saremde  

Where They Speak
Malta  
Burkina Faso  

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

Dialect 3
Not Present  
Taolende  

Where They Speak
-  
Burkina Faso  

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

Total No. Of Dialects
2  
2
8  
8

How Many People Speak

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

Speaking Population
0.02 %  
99+
0.11 %  
99+

Native Speakers
0.52 million  
99+
7.60 million  
99+

Second Language Speakers
0.50 million  
99+
5.00 million  
99+

Native Name
Malti  
Mosse  

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

French Name
maltais  
moré  

German Name
Maltesisch  
Mossi-Sprache  

Pronunciation
[mɔːltiːz]  
[mɔ̀ːsì]  

Ethnicity
Maltese  
Mossi  

History

Origin
c. 1470  
11th Century AD  

Language Family
Afro-Asiatic Family  
Niger-Congo Family  

Subgroup
Semitic  
Western Sudanic  

Branch
North Abric  
Gur (Voltaic)  

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
No early forms  
No early forms  

Standard Forms
Maltese  
Mossi  

Language Position
25  
23
37  
34

Signed Forms
Maltese Sign Language  
Mossi Sign Language  

Scope
Individual  
Individual  

Code

ISO 639 1
mt  
No data Available  

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
mlt  
mos  

ISO 639 2/B
mlt  
mos  

ISO 639 3
mlt  
mos  

ISO 639 6
mlt  
mos  

Glottocode
malt1254  
moss1236  

Linguasphere
12-AAC-c  
No data Available  

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living  
Living  

Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Object-Verb  
-  

Language Morphological Typology
Synthetic  
-  

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

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Maltese and Mossi Speaking population

Maltese and Mossi speaking population is one of the factors based on which Maltese and Mossi languages can be compared. The total count of Maltese and Mossi Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Maltese language is 0.02 % 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 Maltese and Mossi on Maltese vs Mossi where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.

Maltese and Mossi Language Codes

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

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