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Mossi and Kannada


Kannada and Mossi


Countries

Countries
Burkina Faso  
India, Karnataka, India  

Total No. Of Countries
1  
14
1  
14

National Language
Benin, Burkina Faso, Ghana, Ivory coast, Mali, Togo  
Karnataka, India  

Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries  
Goa  

Speaking Continents
Asia  
Asia  

Minority Language
Not spoken in any of the countries  
Andra Pradesh, Goa, kerala, Maharashtra, Tamil Nadu, Telangana  

Regulated By
-  
Various academies and the Government of Karnataka  

Interesting Facts
  • Mossi languages use pitch to distinguish meanings.
  • Mossi is the 2nd largest ethnic group in Ivory Coast.
  
  • Kannada is the third oldest language after Sanskrit and Tamil of India
  • Kannada language is only Indian language which got maximum i.e. 8 GyanaPeetha Awards.
  

Similar To
Dagbani Language  
Telugu  

Derived From
-  
Sanskrit Language  

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
26  
8
49  
29

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
8  
5
14  
11

How Many Consonants
16  
6
35  
25

Scripts
Latin  
Kannada Script  

Writing Direction
-  
Left-To-Right, Horizontal  

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
3  
2
5  
4

Time Taken to Learn
30 weeks  
10
44 weeks  
17

Greetings

Hello
Kia ora  
ಹಲೋ (Halō)  

Thank You
Laafi bala  
ಧನ್ಯವಾದಗಳು (Dhan'yavādagaḷu)  

How Are You?
Laafi beme ?  
ನೀವು ಹೇಗಿದ್ದೀರಿ? (Nīvu hēgiddīri?)  

Good Night
Ne y yungo  
ಶುಭ ರಾತ್ರಿ (Śubha rātri)  

Good Evening
ne y zabre  
ಶುಭ ಸಂಜೆ (Śubha san̄je)  

Good Afternoon
Kia ora  
ಉತ್ತಮ ಮಧ್ಯಾಹ್ನ (Uttama madhyāhna)  

Good Morning
Ne y yibeogo  
ಶುಭೋದಯ (Śubhōdaya)  

Please
gafare  
ದಯವಿಟ್ಟು (Dayaviṭṭu)  

Sorry
gafare  
ಕ್ಷಮಿಸಿ (Kṣamisi)  

Bye
Wend na kon-d nindaare  
ಬೈ (Bai)  

I Love You
Kei te aroha au ki a koe  
ನಾನು ನಿನ್ನ ಪ್ರೀತಿಸುತ್ತೇನೆ (Nānu ninna prītisuttēne)  

Excuse Me
Y gafare  
ಕ್ಷಮಿಸಿ (kshamisi)  

Dialects

Dialect 1
Ouapadoupou  
Badaga  

Where They Speak
Burkina Faso  
Tamil Nadu, The Nilgiris  

How Many People Speak
7,000,000.00  
99+
540,000.00  
99+

Dialect 2
Saremde  
Urali  

Where They Speak
Burkina Faso  
kerala  

How Many People Speak
7,000,000.00  
99+
6,440.00  
99+

Dialect 3
Taolende  
Kurumba  

Where They Speak
Burkina Faso  
Andra Pradesh, Karnataka, Tamil Nadu  

How Many People Speak
7,000,000.00  
33
220,000.00  
99+

Total No. Of Dialects
8  
8
20  
18

How Many People Speak

How Many People Speak?
7.60 million  
99+
49.00 million  
29

Speaking Population
0.11 %  
99+
0.58 %  
28

Native Speakers
7.60 million  
99+
38.00 million  
26

Second Language Speakers
5.00 million  
99+
11.00 million  
39

Native Name
Mosse  
ಕನ್ನಡ (kannaḍa)  

Alternative Names
Mossi, Mòoré, Mooré, More, Moshi, Mole, Mosi, Mòoré, Moré, More, Moshi, Mole, Mosi  
Banglori, Canarese, Havyaka, Kanarese, Madrassi  

French Name
moré  
kannada  

German Name
Mossi-Sprache  
Kannada  

Pronunciation
[mɔ̀ːsì]  
[ˈkʌnnəɖɑː]  

Ethnicity
Mossi  
Kannadiga  

History

Origin
11th Century AD  
c. 450  

Language Family
Niger-Congo Family  
Dravidian Family  

Subgroup
Western Sudanic  
-  

Branch
Gur (Voltaic)  
-  

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
No early forms  
Old Kannada, Kannada  

Standard Forms
Mossi  
Modern Kannada  

Language Position
37  
34
31  
29

Signed Forms
Mossi Sign Language  
Indian Signing System (ISS)  

Scope
Individual  
Individual  

Code

ISO 639 1
No data Available  
kn  

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
mos  
kan  

ISO 639 2/B
mos  
kan  

ISO 639 3
mos  
kan  

ISO 639 6
mos  
kan  

Glottocode
moss1236  
nucl1305  

Linguasphere
No data Available  
No data available  

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living  
Living  

Language Linguistic Typology
-  
-  

Language Morphological Typology
-  
-  

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

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Mossi and Kannada Speaking population

Mossi and Kannada speaking population is one of the factors based on which Mossi and Kannada languages can be compared. The total count of Mossi and Kannada Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Mossi language is 0.11 % whereas the percentage of people speaking Kannada language is 0.58 %. 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 Kannada on Mossi vs Kannada where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.

Mossi and Kannada Language Codes

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

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