Mossi and Afrikaans
Countries
Burkina Faso
South Africa
National Language
Benin, Burkina Faso, Ghana, Ivory coast, Mali, Togo
South Africa
Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
Namibia, South Africa
Speaking Continents
Asia
Africa
Minority Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
Botswana, Lesotho, Malawi, Swaziland, Zambia, Zimbabwe
Regulated By
Not Available
Die Taalkommissie, National Languages Committee
Interesting Facts
- Mossi languages use pitch to distinguish meanings.
- Mossi is the 2nd largest ethnic group in Ivory Coast.
- Afrikaans Language is a mixture of English, Dutch, German, French and some South African language like Xhosa.
- Afrikaans Language lacks case and gender distinctions.
Similar To
Dagbani Language
Dutch Language
Derived From
Not Available
Dutch Language
Alphabets in
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Afrikaans-Alphabets.jpg#200
Writing Direction
Not Available
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Thank You
Laafi bala
Dankie
How Are You?
Laafi beme ?
Hoe gaan dit
Good Night
Ne y yungo
goeie nag
Good Evening
ne y zabre
Goeienaand
Good Afternoon
Kia ora
Goeie middag
Good Morning
Ne y yibeogo
goeie more
Bye
Wend na kon-d nindaare
Not Available
I Love You
Kei te aroha au ki a koe
Ek het jou lief
Excuse Me
Y gafare
Verskoon my
Dialect 1
Ouapadoupou
Kaapse Afrikaans
Where They Speak
Burkina Faso
Not Available
Dialect 2
Saremde
Oranjeriverafrikaans
Where They Speak
Burkina Faso
Not Available
Dialect 3
Taolende
Baster Afrikaans
Where They Speak
Burkina Faso
Namibia
Speaking Population
Not Available
Second Language Speakers
Not Available
Native Name
Mosse
Afrikaans
Alternative Names
Not Available
Cape Dutch
French Name
moré
afrikaans
German Name
Mossi-Sprache
Afrikaans
Pronunciation
Not Available
[ɐfriˈkɑːns]
Ethnicity
Mossi
Afrikaners
Origin
Not available
17th Century
Language Family
Niger-Congo Family
Indo-European Family
Subgroup
Western Sudanic
Germanic
Branch
Gur (Voltaic)
Western
Early Forms
No early forms
Cape dutch or kitchen dutch
Standard Forms
Mossi
Standard Afrikaans
Signed Forms
Not Available
Signed Afrikaans (signs of SASL)
Scope
Individual
Individual
ISO 639 1
No data Available
af
ISO 639 6
Not Available
afrs
Glottocode
moss1236
afri1274
Linguasphere
No data Available
52-ACB-ba
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
Not Available
Subject-Object-Verb
Language Morphological Typology
Not Available
Analytic
All Mossi and Afrikaans 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 Mossi and Afrikaans dialects. Various dialects of Mossi and Afrikaans language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Mossi are spoken in different Mossi Speaking Countries whereas Afrikaans Dialects are spoken in different Afrikaans speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Mossi vs Afrikaans Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Mossi dialects include: Ouapadoupou, Saremde. Afrikaans dialects include: Kaapse Afrikaans , Oranjeriverafrikaans. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.
Mossi and Afrikaans Speaking population
Mossi and Afrikaans speaking population is one of the factors based on which Mossi and Afrikaans languages can be compared. The total count of Mossi and Afrikaans Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Mossi language is 0.11 % whereas the percentage of people speaking Afrikaans language is Not Available. 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 Mossi and Afrikaans on Mossi vs Afrikaans where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.
Mossi and Afrikaans Language Codes
Mossi and Afrikaans language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Mossi and Afrikaans Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.