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Mossi and Japanese


Japanese and Mossi


Countries

Countries
Burkina Faso  
Japan  

Total No. Of Countries
1  
14
1  
14

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

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

Speaking Continents
Asia  
Asia, Pacific  

Minority Language
Not spoken in any of the countries  
Palau  

Regulated By
-  
Agency for Cultural Affairs (文化庁) at the Ministry of Education  

Interesting Facts
  • Mossi languages use pitch to distinguish meanings.
  • Mossi is the 2nd largest ethnic group in Ivory Coast.
  
  • In Japanese Language, there are 4 different ways to address people: kun, chan, san and sama.
  • There are many words in Japanese language which end with vowel letter, which determines the structure and rhythm of Japanese.
  

Similar To
Dagbani Language  
Korean Language  

Derived From
-  
-  

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
26  
8
99  
40

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
8  
5
5  
2

How Many Consonants
16  
6
14  
4

Scripts
Latin  
Kana  

Writing Direction
-  
Left-To-Right, Horizontal, Top-To-Bottom  

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
3  
2
5  
4

Time Taken to Learn
30 weeks  
10
88 weeks  
19

Greetings

Hello
Kia ora  
こんにちは (Kon'nichiwa)  

Thank You
Laafi bala  
ありがとう (Arigatō)  

How Are You?
Laafi beme ?  
お元気ですか (O genki desu ka?)  

Good Night
Ne y yungo  
おやすみなさい (Oyasuminasai)  

Good Evening
ne y zabre  
こんばんは (Konbanwa)  

Good Afternoon
Kia ora  
こんにちは (Konnichiwa!)  

Good Morning
Ne y yibeogo  
おはよう (Ohayō)  

Please
gafare  
お願いします (Onegaishimasu)  

Sorry
gafare  
ごめんなさい (Gomen'nasai)  

Bye
Wend na kon-d nindaare  
さようなら (Sayōnara)  

I Love You
Kei te aroha au ki a koe  
愛しています (Aishiteimasu)  

Excuse Me
Y gafare  
すみません (Sumimasen)  

Dialects

Dialect 1
Ouapadoupou  
Sanuki  

Where They Speak
Burkina Faso  
Kagawa  

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

Dialect 2
Saremde  
Hakata  

Where They Speak
Burkina Faso  
Fukuoka  

How Many People Speak
7,000,000.00  
99+
127,000,000.00  
4

Dialect 3
Taolende  
Kansai  

Where They Speak
Burkina Faso  
kansai  

How Many People Speak
7,000,000.00  
33
127,000,000.00  
4

Total No. Of Dialects
8  
8
31  
25

How Many People Speak

How Many People Speak?
7.60 million  
99+
128.00 million  
14

Speaking Population
0.11 %  
99+
1.90 %  
10

Native Speakers
7.60 million  
99+
128.00 million  
9

Second Language Speakers
5.00 million  
99+
3.00 million  
99+

Native Name
Mosse  
日本語  

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

French Name
moré  
japonais  

German Name
Mossi-Sprache  
Japanisch  

Pronunciation
[mɔ̀ːsì]  
/nihoɴɡo/: [nihõŋɡo], [nihõŋŋo]  

Ethnicity
Mossi  
Japanese (Yamato)  

History

Origin
11th Century AD  
1185  

Language Family
Niger-Congo Family  
Japonic Family  

Subgroup
Western Sudanic  
-  

Branch
Gur (Voltaic)  
-  

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
No early forms  
Old Japanese, Early Middle Japanese, Late Middle Japanese and Early Modern Japanese  

Standard Forms
Mossi  
Japanese  

Language Position
37  
34
8  
8

Signed Forms
Mossi Sign Language  
Signed Japanese  

Scope
Individual  
Individual  

Code

ISO 639 1
No data Available  
ja  

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
mos  
jpn  

ISO 639 2/B
mos  
jpn  

ISO 639 3
mos  
jpn  

ISO 639 6
mos  
jpn  

Glottocode
moss1236  
nucl1643  

Linguasphere
No data Available  
45-CAA-a  

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living  
Living  

Language Linguistic Typology
-  
Subject-Object-Verb  

Language Morphological Typology
-  
Agglutinative, Synthetic  

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

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Mossi and Japanese Speaking population

Mossi and Japanese speaking population is one of the factors based on which Mossi and Japanese languages can be compared. The total count of Mossi and Japanese Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Mossi language is 0.11 % whereas the percentage of people speaking Japanese language is 1.90 %. 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 Japanese on Mossi vs Japanese where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.

Mossi and Japanese Language Codes

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

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