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Mossi and Khmer


Khmer and Mossi


Countries

Countries
Burkina Faso  
Cambodia  

Total No. Of Countries
1  
14
1  
14

National Language
Benin, Burkina Faso, Ghana, Ivory coast, Mali, Togo  
Cambodia, Thailand, Vietnam  

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  
Australia, France, United States of America  

Regulated By
-  
-  

Interesting Facts
  • Mossi languages use pitch to distinguish meanings.
  • Mossi is the 2nd largest ethnic group in Ivory Coast.
  
  • Khmer is not the tonal language.
  • Khmer language has borrowed philisophical, administrative and technical vocabulary from Sanskrit and Pali.
  

Similar To
Dagbani Language  
Lao Language  

Derived From
-  
Pali and Sanskrit Languages  

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
26  
8
53  
32

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
8  
5
20  
17

How Many Consonants
16  
6
33  
23

Scripts
Latin  
Khmer  

Writing Direction
-  
Left-To-Right, Horizontal  

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
3  
2
4  
3

Time Taken to Learn
30 weeks  
10
44 weeks  
17

Greetings

Hello
Kia ora  
ជំរាបសួរ (jomreab suor)  

Thank You
Laafi bala  
សូមអរគុណអ្នក (saum arkoun anak)  

How Are You?
Laafi beme ?  
អ្នក​សុខសប្បាយ​ទេ  

Good Night
Ne y yungo  
រាត្រីលា  

Good Evening
ne y zabre  
ល្ងង់អរិយដ្ឋរ  

Good Afternoon
Kia ora  
លើកលែងរសៀល  

Good Morning
Ne y yibeogo  
អរុណ​ប្រចាំឡើង  

Please
gafare  
សូម  

Sorry
gafare  
សូរី  

Bye
Wend na kon-d nindaare  
លាស់ជាស្រី (leah sah srey)  

I Love You
Kei te aroha au ki a koe  
បងបានស្រលាញ់អូន  

Excuse Me
Y gafare  
សូមទាញយក  

Dialects

Dialect 1
Ouapadoupou  
Northern Khmer  

Where They Speak
Burkina Faso  
Australia, Cambodia, France, Thailand, United States of America  

How Many People Speak
7,000,000.00  
99+
1,400,000.00  
99+

Dialect 2
Saremde  
Khmer Krom  

Where They Speak
Burkina Faso  
Vietnam  

How Many People Speak
7,000,000.00  
99+
1,200,000.00  
99+

Dialect 3
Taolende  
Western Khmer  

Where They Speak
Burkina Faso  
Cambodia, Thailand  

How Many People Speak
7,000,000.00  
33
16,000,000.00  
27

Total No. Of Dialects
8  
8
6  
6

How Many People Speak

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

Speaking Population
0.11 %  
99+
0.24 %  
99+

Native Speakers
7.60 million  
99+
13.00 million  
99+

Second Language Speakers
5.00 million  
99+
16.00 million  
33

Native Name
Mosse  
ភាសាខ្មែរ (bhāsā khmɛ̄r)  

Alternative Names
Mossi, Mòoré, Mooré, More, Moshi, Mole, Mosi, Mòoré, Moré, More, Moshi, Mole, Mosi  
Cambodian, Khmer  

French Name
moré  
khmer central  

German Name
Mossi-Sprache  
Kambodschanisch  

Pronunciation
[mɔ̀ːsì]  
[pʰiːəsaː kʰmaːe]  

Ethnicity
Mossi  
Khmer, Northern Khmer  

History

Origin
11th Century AD  
14  

Language Family
Niger-Congo Family  
Austroasiatic Family  

Subgroup
Western Sudanic  
-  

Branch
Gur (Voltaic)  
-  

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
No early forms  
Proto-Khmer  

Standard Forms
Mossi  
Modern Khmer  

Language Position
37  
34
1  
1

Signed Forms
Mossi Sign Language  
Khmer Sign Language  

Scope
Individual  
Individual  

Code

ISO 639 1
No data Available  
km  

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
mos  
khm  

ISO 639 2/B
mos  
khm  

ISO 639 3
mos  
khm  

ISO 639 6
mos  
khm  

Glottocode
moss1236  
khme1253  

Linguasphere
No data Available  
48-ACB  

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living  
Living  

Language Linguistic Typology
-  
Subject-Verb-Object  

Language Morphological Typology
-  
Analytic, Isolating  

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

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Mossi and Khmer Speaking population

Mossi and Khmer speaking population is one of the factors based on which Mossi and Khmer languages can be compared. The total count of Mossi and Khmer Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Mossi language is 0.11 % whereas the percentage of people speaking Khmer language is 0.24 %. 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 Khmer on Mossi vs Khmer where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.

Mossi and Khmer Language Codes

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

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