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Mossi and Haitian Creole


Haitian Creole and Mossi


Countries

Countries
Burkina Faso  
Haiti  

Total No. Of Countries
1  
14
1  
14

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

Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries  
Not spoken in any of the countries  

Speaking Continents
Asia  
Central America, North America  

Minority Language
Not spoken in any of the countries  
Cuba  

Regulated By
-  
Akademi Kreyòl Ayisyen (Academy of Haitian Creole)  

Interesting Facts
  • Mossi languages use pitch to distinguish meanings.
  • Mossi is the 2nd largest ethnic group in Ivory Coast.
  
  • In the year 1940, the first technical orthography for Haitian Creole was developed.
  • In Haiian Creole, the word 'creole' is of Latin origin via a Portuguese term that means, "person raised in one's house".
  

Similar To
Dagbani Language  
French Language  

Derived From
-  
-  

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
26  
8
29  
11

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
8  
5
7  
4

How Many Consonants
16  
6
20  
10

Scripts
Latin  
Latin  

Writing Direction
-  
-  

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
3  
2
3  
2

Time Taken to Learn
30 weeks  
10
24 weeks  
6

Greetings

Hello
Kia ora  
Bonjou  

Thank You
Laafi bala  
Mèsi  

How Are You?
Laafi beme ?  
Kijan ou yé?  

Good Night
Ne y yungo  
Bon nwit  

Good Evening
ne y zabre  
Bonswa  

Good Afternoon
Kia ora  
Bon apre-midi  

Good Morning
Ne y yibeogo  
Bon apre-midi  

Please
gafare  
Souple  

Sorry
gafare  
Dezole  

Bye
Wend na kon-d nindaare  
Babay  

I Love You
Kei te aroha au ki a koe  
Mwen renmen w  

Excuse Me
Y gafare  
Eskize m  

Dialects

Dialect 1
Ouapadoupou  
Northern Haitian Creole  

Where They Speak
Burkina Faso  
Cap-Haitien  

How Many People Speak
7,000,000.00  
99+
12,000,000.00  
35

Dialect 2
Saremde  
Central Haitian Creole  

Where They Speak
Burkina Faso  
Port-au-Prince  

How Many People Speak
7,000,000.00  
99+
12,000,000.00  
34

Dialect 3
Taolende  
Southern Haitian Creole  

Where They Speak
Burkina Faso  
Cayes  

How Many People Speak
7,000,000.00  
33
12,000,000.00  
29

Total No. Of Dialects
8  
8
3  
3

How Many People Speak

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

Speaking Population
0.11 %  
99+
0.15 %  
99+

Native Speakers
7.60 million  
99+
9.60 million  
99+

Second Language Speakers
5.00 million  
99+
12.00 million  
38

Native Name
Mosse  
Kreyòl ayisyen  

Alternative Names
Mossi, Mòoré, Mooré, More, Moshi, Mole, Mosi, Mòoré, Moré, More, Moshi, Mole, Mosi  
Creole, Haitian Creole, Western Caribbean Creole  

French Name
moré  
haïtien; créole haïtien  

German Name
Mossi-Sprache  
Haïtien (Haiti-Kreolisch)  

Pronunciation
[mɔ̀ːsì]  
[kɣejɔl]  

Ethnicity
Mossi  
Haitians  

History

Origin
11th Century AD  
17th Century  

Language Family
Niger-Congo Family  
Indo-European Family  

Subgroup
Western Sudanic  
-  

Branch
Gur (Voltaic)  
-  

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
No early forms  
No early forms  

Standard Forms
Mossi  
Haitian Creole  

Language Position
37  
34
99  
99+

Signed Forms
Mossi Sign Language  
Langue des Signes Haïtienne (LSH)  

Scope
Individual  
Individual  

Code

ISO 639 1
No data Available  
ht  

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
mos  
hat  

ISO 639 2/B
mos  
hat  

ISO 639 3
mos  
hat  

ISO 639 6
mos  
hat  

Glottocode
moss1236  
hait1244  

Linguasphere
No data Available  
51-AAC-cb  

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living  
Living  

Language Linguistic Typology
-  
Subject-Verb-Object  

Language Morphological Typology
-  
-  

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

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Mossi and Haitian Creole Speaking population

Mossi and Haitian Creole speaking population is one of the factors based on which Mossi and Haitian Creole languages can be compared. The total count of Mossi and Haitian Creole Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Mossi language is 0.11 % whereas the percentage of people speaking Haitian Creole language is 0.15 %. 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 Haitian Creole on Mossi vs Haitian Creole where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.

Mossi and Haitian Creole Language Codes

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

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