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Mossi and Ilocano


Ilocano and Mossi


Countries

Countries
Burkina Faso  
Philippines  

Total No. Of Countries
1  
14
1  
14

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

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

Speaking Continents
Asia  
Asia  

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

Regulated By
-  
Commission on the Filipino Language  

Interesting Facts
  • Mossi languages use pitch to distinguish meanings.
  • Mossi is the 2nd largest ethnic group in Ivory Coast.
  
  • Ilocano was originally written with Baybayin syllabary, then gradually it was replaced by Latin alphabet.
  • Northwest Luzon is the original Ilocano homeland.
  

Similar To
Dagbani Language  
Tagalog, Indonesian and Malaysian Languages  

Derived From
-  
-  

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
26  
8
32  
14

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
8  
5
6  
3

How Many Consonants
16  
6
20  
10

Scripts
Latin  
Ilokano Braille, Latin  

Writing Direction
-  
-  

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
3  
2
4  
3

Time Taken to Learn
30 weeks  
10
44 weeks  
17

Greetings

Hello
Kia ora  
Kablaaw  

Thank You
Laafi bala  
Agyamanak  

How Are You?
Laafi beme ?  
Kumusta?  

Good Night
Ne y yungo  
Naimbag a rabii  

Good Evening
ne y zabre  
Naimbag a sardam  

Good Afternoon
Kia ora  
Naimbag a malem  

Good Morning
Ne y yibeogo  
Naimbag a bigat  

Please
gafare  
mangngegda  

Sorry
gafare  
Agpakawanak  

Bye
Wend na kon-d nindaare  
Pakada  

I Love You
Kei te aroha au ki a koe  
Ayayatenka  

Excuse Me
Y gafare  
Maawan-dayawen  

Dialects

Dialect 1
Ouapadoupou  
Balangao  

Where They Speak
Burkina Faso  
Philippines  

How Many People Speak
7,000,000.00  
99+
21,000.00  
99+

Dialect 2
Saremde  
Bontoc  

Where They Speak
Burkina Faso  
Philippines  

How Many People Speak
7,000,000.00  
99+
41,000.00  
99+

Dialect 3
Taolende  
Not present  

Where They Speak
Burkina Faso  
Not present  

How Many People Speak
7,000,000.00  
33
8,000,000.00  
31

Total No. Of Dialects
8  
8
2  
2

How Many People Speak

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

Speaking Population
0.11 %  
99+
0.14 %  
99+

Native Speakers
7.60 million  
99+
9.10 million  
99+

Second Language Speakers
5.00 million  
99+
11.00 million  
39

Native Name
Mosse  
ilokano  

Alternative Names
Mossi, Mòoré, Mooré, More, Moshi, Mole, Mosi, Mòoré, Moré, More, Moshi, Mole, Mosi  
Ilokano, Iloko  

French Name
moré  
ilocano  

German Name
Mossi-Sprache  
Ilokano-Sprache  

Pronunciation
[mɔ̀ːsì]  
[iːloˈkɑno]  

Ethnicity
Mossi  
Ilocano people  

History

Origin
11th Century AD  
18th Century  

Language Family
Niger-Congo Family  
Austronesian Family  

Subgroup
Western Sudanic  
-  

Branch
Gur (Voltaic)  
-  

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
No early forms  
No early forms  

Standard Forms
Mossi  
Modern Ilocano  

Language Position
37  
34
94  
99+

Signed Forms
Mossi Sign Language  
Ilocano Sign Language  

Scope
Individual  
Individual  

Code

ISO 639 1
No data Available  
No data available  

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
mos  
ilo  

ISO 639 2/B
mos  
ilo  

ISO 639 3
mos  
ilo  

ISO 639 6
mos  
ilo  

Glottocode
moss1236  
ilok1237  

Linguasphere
No data Available  
31-CBA-a  

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living  
Living  

Language Linguistic Typology
-  
-  

Language Morphological Typology
-  
-  

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

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Mossi and Ilocano Speaking population

Mossi and Ilocano speaking population is one of the factors based on which Mossi and Ilocano languages can be compared. The total count of Mossi and Ilocano Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Mossi language is 0.11 % whereas the percentage of people speaking Ilocano language is 0.14 %. 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 Ilocano on Mossi vs Ilocano where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.

Mossi and Ilocano Language Codes

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

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