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Mossi and Maithili


Maithili and Mossi


Countries

Countries
Burkina Faso  
India, Nepal  

Total No. Of Countries
1  
14
2  
13

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

Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries  
Nepal  

Speaking Continents
Asia  
Asia  

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

Regulated By
-  
-  

Interesting Facts
  • Mossi languages use pitch to distinguish meanings.
  • Mossi is the 2nd largest ethnic group in Ivory Coast.
  
  • Earlier, Maithili language was considered as the dialect of Hindi and Bengali, however in the year 2003 Maithili achieved an independent language status in India.
  • Maithili has rich literature.
  

Similar To
Dagbani Language  
Bhojpuri Language  

Derived From
-  
-  

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
26  
8
47  
27

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
8  
5
8  
5

How Many Consonants
16  
6
22  
12

Scripts
Latin  
Devanagari  

Writing Direction
-  
-  

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
3  
2
6  
5

Time Taken to Learn
30 weeks  
10
44 weeks  
17

Greetings

Hello
Kia ora  
pranam  

Thank You
Laafi bala  
dhanyabad  

How Are You?
Laafi beme ?  
Aahan kehan chhi ?  

Good Night
Ne y yungo  
Śubharātri  

Good Evening
ne y zabre  
shubh sandhya  

Good Afternoon
Kia ora  
dopahar ke bad namaskar  

Good Morning
Ne y yibeogo  
Suprabhaat  

Please
gafare  
kripaya  

Sorry
gafare  
maf karai  

Bye
Wend na kon-d nindaare  
Alavidā  

I Love You
Kei te aroha au ki a koe  
hawm ahāṃ se prem karechi  

Excuse Me
Y gafare  
kripaya  

Dialects

Dialect 1
Ouapadoupou  
Tharuwat  

Where They Speak
Burkina Faso  
Nepal  

How Many People Speak
7,000,000.00  
99+
35,000,000.00  
21

Dialect 2
Saremde  
Madhubani  

Where They Speak
Burkina Faso  
North India  

How Many People Speak
7,000,000.00  
99+
35,000,000.00  
19

Dialect 3
Taolende  
Khortha  

Where They Speak
Burkina Faso  
Deoghar, France  

How Many People Speak
7,000,000.00  
33
35,000,000.00  
17

Total No. Of Dialects
8  
8
15  
14

How Many People Speak

How Many People Speak?
7.60 million  
99+
32.00 million  
35

Speaking Population
0.11 %  
99+
0.41 %  
35

Native Speakers
7.60 million  
99+
27.00 million  
30

Second Language Speakers
5.00 million  
99+
2.80 million  
99+

Native Name
Mosse  
मैथिली (mɛtʰilī)  

Alternative Names
Mossi, Mòoré, Mooré, More, Moshi, Mole, Mosi, Mòoré, Moré, More, Moshi, Mole, Mosi  
Apabhramsa, Bihari, Maitili, Maitli, Methli, Tirahutia, Tirhuti, Tirhutia  

French Name
moré  
maithili  

German Name
Mossi-Sprache  
Maithili  

Pronunciation
[mɔ̀ːsì]  
[ˈmaitʰili]  

Ethnicity
Mossi  
Maithil  

History

Origin
11th Century AD  
14th 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  
Standard Maithili  

Language Position
37  
34
40  
37

Signed Forms
Mossi Sign Language  
Maithili Sign Language  

Scope
Individual  
Individual  

Code

ISO 639 1
No data Available  
No data available  

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
mos  
mai  

ISO 639 2/B
mos  
mai  

ISO 639 3
mos  
mai  

ISO 639 6
mos  
mai  

Glottocode
moss1236  
mait1250  

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

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Mossi and Maithili Speaking population

Mossi and Maithili speaking population is one of the factors based on which Mossi and Maithili languages can be compared. The total count of Mossi and Maithili Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Mossi language is 0.11 % whereas the percentage of people speaking Maithili language is 0.41 %. 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 Maithili on Mossi vs Maithili where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.

Mossi and Maithili Language Codes

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

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