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Mossi and Greek


Greek and Mossi


Countries

Countries
Burkina Faso  
Cyprus, European Union, Greece  

Total No. Of Countries
1  
14
3  
12

National Language
Benin, Burkina Faso, Ghana, Ivory coast, Mali, Togo  
Albania, Cyprus, Egypt, France, Greece, Italy, Romania, Turkey, Ukraine  

Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries  
Roman Empire  

Speaking Continents
Asia  
Asia, Europe  

Minority Language
Not spoken in any of the countries  
Albania, Armenia, Australia, Hungary, Italy, Romania, Turkey, Ukraine  

Regulated By
-  
Center for the Greek language (Κέντρον Ελληνικής Γλώσσας)  

Interesting Facts
  • Mossi languages use pitch to distinguish meanings.
  • Mossi is the 2nd largest ethnic group in Ivory Coast.
  
  • Greek is the longest documented language of all the Indo-European Langauges.
  • The official language of education in the Roman Empire was Greek.
  

Similar To
Dagbani Language  
Armenian  

Derived From
-  
Latin  

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
26  
8
24  
6

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
8  
5
7  
4

How Many Consonants
16  
6
17  
7

Scripts
Latin  
Arabic, Latin  

Writing Direction
-  
Left-To-Right, Horizontal  

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
3  
2
6  
5

Time Taken to Learn
30 weeks  
10
44 weeks  
17

Greetings

Hello
Kia ora  
γεια σας (geia sas)  

Thank You
Laafi bala  
ευχαριστώ (ef̱charistó̱)  

How Are You?
Laafi beme ?  
πώς είσαι (pó̱s eísai)  

Good Night
Ne y yungo  
Καληνυχτα (Kali̱nychta)  

Good Evening
ne y zabre  
καλησπέρα (kali̱spéra)  

Good Afternoon
Kia ora  
Καλὸ ἀπόγευμα (Kaló apóyevma)  

Good Morning
Ne y yibeogo  
καλημέρα (kali̱méra)  

Please
gafare  
παρακαλώ (parakaló̱)  

Sorry
gafare  
συγνώμη (sygnó̱mi̱)  

Bye
Wend na kon-d nindaare  
αντίο (antío)  

I Love You
Kei te aroha au ki a koe  
Σε αγαπώ (Se agapó̱)  

Excuse Me
Y gafare  
Με συγχωρείτε! (Me synhoríte)  

Dialects

Dialect 1
Ouapadoupou  
Cappadocian Greek  

Where They Speak
Burkina Faso  
Greece  

How Many People Speak
7,000,000.00  
99+
2,800.00  
99+

Dialect 2
Saremde  
Griko  

Where They Speak
Burkina Faso  
Italy  

How Many People Speak
7,000,000.00  
99+
50,000.00  
99+

Dialect 3
Taolende  
Mariupol  

Where They Speak
Burkina Faso  
Ukraine  

How Many People Speak
7,000,000.00  
33
13,000,000.00  
28

Total No. Of Dialects
8  
8
25  
21

How Many People Speak

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

Speaking Population
0.11 %  
99+
0.18 %  
99+

Native Speakers
7.60 million  
99+
13.00 million  
99+

Second Language Speakers
5.00 million  
99+
13.00 million  
37

Native Name
Mosse  
ελληνικά  

Alternative Names
Mossi, Mòoré, Mooré, More, Moshi, Mole, Mosi, Mòoré, Moré, More, Moshi, Mole, Mosi  
Ellinika, Graecae, Grec, Greco, Neo-Hellenic, Romaic  

French Name
moré  
grec moderne (après 1453)  

German Name
Mossi-Sprache  
Neugriechisch  

Pronunciation
[mɔ̀ːsì]  
[eliniˈka]  

Ethnicity
Mossi  
Greeks or Hellenes  

History

Origin
11th Century AD  
1500 BC  

Language Family
Niger-Congo Family  
Indo-European Family  

Subgroup
Western Sudanic  
Hellenic  

Branch
Gur (Voltaic)  
-  

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
No early forms  
Proto-Greek, Mycenaean Greek, Ancient Greek, Koine Greek and Medieval Greek  

Standard Forms
Mossi  
Modern Greek  

Language Position
37  
34
74  
99+

Signed Forms
Mossi Sign Language  
Greek Sign Language  

Scope
Individual  
Individual  

Code

ISO 639 1
No data Available  
el  

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
mos  
ell  

ISO 639 2/B
mos  
gre  

ISO 639 3
mos  
ell  

ISO 639 6
mos  
ells  

Glottocode
moss1236  
gree1276  

Linguasphere
No data Available  
56-AAA-a  

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living  
Living  

Language Linguistic Typology
-  
Subject-Verb-Object  

Language Morphological Typology
-  
Fusional, Synthetic  

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

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Mossi and Greek Speaking population

Mossi and Greek speaking population is one of the factors based on which Mossi and Greek languages can be compared. The total count of Mossi and Greek Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Mossi language is 0.11 % whereas the percentage of people speaking Greek language is 0.18 %. 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 Greek on Mossi vs Greek where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.

Mossi and Greek Language Codes

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

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