Mossi and Akan
Countries
Burkina Faso
Ghana, Ivory coast
National Language
Benin, Burkina Faso, Ghana, Ivory coast, Mali, Togo
Ghana
Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
Not spoken in any of the countries
Speaking Continents
Asia
Africa
Minority Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
Benin, United States of America
Regulated By
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Akan Orthography Committee
Interesting Facts
- Mossi languages use pitch to distinguish meanings.
- Mossi is the 2nd largest ethnic group in Ivory Coast.
- Ghana has over 100 ethnic groups living, and Akan is one of the largest tribe.
- Akan language came in South America, notably Suriname and Jamaica through slave trade.
Similar To
Dagbani Language
Ewe and Ga-Dangme Languages
Alphabets in
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Akan-Alphabets.jpg#200
Writing Direction
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Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Thank You
Laafi bala
meda ase
How Are You?
Laafi beme ?
wo ho te sɛn?
Good Night
Ne y yungo
maadwo
Good Evening
ne y zabre
maadwo
Good Afternoon
Kia ora
maaha
Good Morning
Ne y yibeogo
maakye
Bye
Wend na kon-d nindaare
bye
I Love You
Kei te aroha au ki a koe
Me doכ wo
Excuse Me
Y gafare
mepa wo kyɛw
Dialect 1
Ouapadoupou
Asante
Where They Speak
Burkina Faso
Ghana
Dialect 2
Saremde
Akuapem
Where They Speak
Burkina Faso
Ghana
Where They Speak
Burkina Faso
Ghana
Alternative Names
Mossi, Mòoré, Mooré, More, Moshi, Mole, Mosi, Mòoré, Moré, More, Moshi, Mole, Mosi
Twi, Fante
German Name
Mossi-Sprache
Akan-Sprache
Pronunciation
[mɔ̀ːsì]
[ˈaːkã]
Ethnicity
Mossi
Akan people
Origin
11th Century AD
15
Language Family
Niger-Congo Family
Niger-Congo Family
Subgroup
Western Sudanic
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Early Forms
No early forms
No early forms
Standard Forms
Mossi
Akan
Signed Forms
Mossi Sign Language
Akan Sign Language
Scope
Individual
Macrolanguage
ISO 639 1
No data Available
ak
Glottocode
moss1236
akan1251
Linguasphere
No data Available
No data available
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
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Language Morphological Typology
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All Mossi and Akan 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 Akan dialects. Various dialects of Mossi and Akan language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Mossi are spoken in different Mossi Speaking Countries whereas Akan Dialects are spoken in different Akan speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Mossi vs Akan Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Mossi dialects include: Ouapadoupou, Saremde. Akan dialects include: Asante , Akuapem. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.
Mossi and Akan Speaking population
Mossi and Akan speaking population is one of the factors based on which Mossi and Akan languages can be compared. The total count of Mossi and Akan Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Mossi language is 0.11 % whereas the percentage of people speaking Akan language is 0.17 %. 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 Akan on Mossi vs Akan where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.
Mossi and Akan Language Codes
Mossi and Akan language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Mossi and Akan Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.