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Mossi and Albanian


Albanian and Mossi


Countries

Countries
Burkina Faso  
Albanian diaspora, Southeastern Europe  

Total No. Of Countries
1  
14
2  
13

National Language
Benin, Burkina Faso, Ghana, Ivory coast, Mali, Togo  
Albanian diaspora, Southeastern Europe  

Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries  
Kosovo, Macedonia, Serbia  

Speaking Continents
Asia  
Europe  

Minority Language
Not spoken in any of the countries  
Italian Repubilc, Montenegro, Republic of Macedonia, Republic of Serbia, Romania  

Regulated By
-  
Academy of Sciences of Albania, Tirana  

Interesting Facts
  • Mossi languages use pitch to distinguish meanings.
  • Mossi is the 2nd largest ethnic group in Ivory Coast.
  
  • Albanian Language has adopted words from Latin, Greek, Turkish, Italian and Slavic languages.
  • 74% Albanian people are atheist, they never go to church or mosque.
    •   

Similar To
Dagbani Language  
Romanian  

Derived From
-  
-  

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
26  
8
36  
18

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
8  
5
7  
4

How Many Consonants
16  
6
29  
19

Scripts
Latin  
Latin  

Writing Direction
-  
Left-To-Right, Horizontal  

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
3  
2
5  
4

Time Taken to Learn
30 weeks  
10
44 weeks  
17

Greetings

Hello
Kia ora  
Përshëndetje  

Thank You
Laafi bala  
Ju faleminderit  

How Are You?
Laafi beme ?  
Si jeni?  

Good Night
Ne y yungo  
natën e mirë  

Good Evening
ne y zabre  
mirëmbrëma  

Good Afternoon
Kia ora  
mirëdita  

Good Morning
Ne y yibeogo  
mirëmengjes  

Please
gafare  
Ju lutem  

Sorry
gafare  
Me fal  

Bye
Wend na kon-d nindaare  
mirupafshim  

I Love You
Kei te aroha au ki a koe  
unë e dua ju  

Excuse Me
Y gafare  
Më falni  

Dialects

Dialect 1
Ouapadoupou  
Gheg Albanian  

Where They Speak
Burkina Faso  
Albania, Kosovo, Macedonia, Montenegro, Serbia  

How Many People Speak
7,000,000.00  
99+
3,400,000.00  
99+

Dialect 2
Saremde  
Tosk Albanian  

Where They Speak
Burkina Faso  
Albania, Greece, Kosovo, Republic of Macedonia, Turkey  

How Many People Speak
7,000,000.00  
99+
1,800,000.00  
99+

Dialect 3
Taolende  
Arbëresh  

Where They Speak
Burkina Faso  
Italy  

How Many People Speak
7,000,000.00  
33
100,000.00  
99+

Total No. Of Dialects
8  
8
4  
4

How Many People Speak

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

Speaking Population
0.11 %  
99+
0.11 %  
99+

Native Speakers
7.60 million  
99+
3.10 million  
99+

Second Language Speakers
5.00 million  
99+
3.60 million  
99+

Native Name
Mosse  
shqip / gjuha shqipe  

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

French Name
moré  
albanais  

German Name
Mossi-Sprache  
Albanisch  

Pronunciation
[mɔ̀ːsì]  
[ʃcip]  

Ethnicity
Mossi  
Albanians  

History

Origin
11th Century AD  
1462 AD  

Language Family
Niger-Congo Family  
Indo-European Family  

Subgroup
Western Sudanic  
-  

Branch
Gur (Voltaic)  
-  

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
No early forms  
Old Albanian  

Standard Forms
Mossi  
Standard Albanian  

Language Position
37  
34
14  
13

Signed Forms
Mossi Sign Language  
Albanian Sign Language (AlbSL, in Albanian Gjuha Shenjave e Shqipe)  

Scope
Individual  
Individual  

Code

ISO 639 1
No data Available  
sq  

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
mos  
sqi  

ISO 639 2/B
mos  
alb  

ISO 639 3
mos  
sqi  

ISO 639 6
mos  
sqi  

Glottocode
moss1236  
alba1267  

Linguasphere
No data Available  
55-AAA-aaa  

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living  
Living  

Language Linguistic Typology
-  
Subject-Verb-Object  

Language Morphological Typology
-  
Synthetic  

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

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Mossi and Albanian Speaking population

Mossi and Albanian speaking population is one of the factors based on which Mossi and Albanian languages can be compared. The total count of Mossi and Albanian Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Mossi language is 0.11 % whereas the percentage of people speaking Albanian 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 Mossi and Albanian on Mossi vs Albanian where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.

Mossi and Albanian Language Codes

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

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