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Mossi and Amharic


Amharic and Mossi


Countries

Countries
Burkina Faso  
Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia.  

Total No. Of Countries
1  
14
1  
14

National Language
Benin, Burkina Faso, Ghana, Ivory coast, Mali, Togo  
Ethiopia  

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  
Not spoken in any of the countries  

Regulated By
-  
-  

Interesting Facts
  • Mossi languages use pitch to distinguish meanings.
  • Mossi is the 2nd largest ethnic group in Ivory Coast.
  
  • Amharic ranks as second most spoken Semitic language in the world.
  • Amharic has its own writing system named “fidel” and it uses Amharic alphabets to write.
  

Similar To
Dagbani Language  
Tigrinya and Oromo Languages  

Derived From
-  
-  

Alphabets

Alphabets in
Mossi-Alphabets.jpg#200  
Amharic-1.jpg#200  

Alphabets
26  
8
33  
15

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
8  
5
7  
4

How Many Consonants
16  
6
31  
21

Scripts
Latin  
Ethiopic  

Writing Direction
-  
Left-To-Right, Horizontal  

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
3  
2
3  
2

Time Taken to Learn
30 weeks  
10
44 weeks  
17

Greetings

Hello
Kia ora  
Selam  

Thank You
Laafi bala  
amesege'nallo'  

How Are You?
Laafi beme ?  
Dehina newot?  

Good Night
Ne y yungo  
Dehna dur  

Good Evening
ne y zabre  
melkam meshe't  

Good Afternoon
Kia ora  
i'ndemin walu  

Good Morning
Ne y yibeogo  
i'ndemin adäru  

Please
gafare  
i'bakwon  

Sorry
gafare  
aznallehu  

Bye
Wend na kon-d nindaare  
tschao  

I Love You
Kei te aroha au ki a koe  
afekirishalehu  

Excuse Me
Y gafare  
yiqirta  

Dialects

Dialect 1
Ouapadoupou  
Gondar  

Where They Speak
Burkina Faso  
Gondar  

How Many People Speak
7,000,000.00  
99+
22,000,000.00  
27

Dialect 2
Saremde  
Gojjami  

Where They Speak
Burkina Faso  
Ethiopia  

How Many People Speak
7,000,000.00  
99+
22,000,000.00  
24

Dialect 3
Taolende  
Showa  

Where They Speak
Burkina Faso  
Ethiopia  

How Many People Speak
7,000,000.00  
33
22,000,000.00  
22

Total No. Of Dialects
8  
8
5  
5

How Many People Speak

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

Speaking Population
0.11 %  
99+
0.37 %  
37

Native Speakers
7.60 million  
99+
25.00 million  
32

Second Language Speakers
5.00 million  
99+
10.00 million  
99+

Native Name
Mosse  
አማርኛ  

Alternative Names
Mossi, Mòoré, Mooré, More, Moshi, Mole, Mosi, Mòoré, Moré, More, Moshi, Mole, Mosi  
Abyssinian, Amarigna, Amarinya, Amhara, Ethiopian  

French Name
moré  
amharique  

German Name
Mossi-Sprache  
Amharisch  

Pronunciation
[mɔ̀ːsì]  
[amarɨɲɲa]  

Ethnicity
Mossi  
Amharas  

History

Origin
11th Century AD  
13th century  

Language Family
Niger-Congo Family  
Afro-Asiatic Family  

Subgroup
Western Sudanic  
Semitic  

Branch
Gur (Voltaic)  
Ethiopic  

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
No early forms  
Ge'ez  

Standard Forms
Mossi  
Amharic  

Language Position
37  
34
55  
99+

Signed Forms
Mossi Sign Language  
Signed Amharic  

Scope
Individual  
Individual  

Code

ISO 639 1
No data Available  
am  

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
mos  
amh  

ISO 639 2/B
mos  
amh  

ISO 639 3
mos  
amh  

ISO 639 6
mos  
amh  

Glottocode
moss1236  
amha1245  

Linguasphere
No data Available  
12-ACB-a  

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living  
Living  

Language Linguistic Typology
-  
-  

Language Morphological Typology
-  
Fusional  

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

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Mossi and Amharic Speaking population

Mossi and Amharic speaking population is one of the factors based on which Mossi and Amharic languages can be compared. The total count of Mossi and Amharic Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Mossi language is 0.11 % whereas the percentage of people speaking Amharic language is 0.37 %. 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 Amharic on Mossi vs Amharic where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.

Mossi and Amharic Language Codes

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

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