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Mossi and Malayalam


Malayalam and Mossi


Countries

Countries
Burkina Faso  
India, Lakshadweep, Puducherry  

Total No. Of Countries
1  
14
3  
12

National Language
Benin, Burkina Faso, Ghana, Ivory coast, Mali, Togo  
Kerala, India, Lakshadweep, Puducherry  

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  
Andaman and Nicobar Islands  

Regulated By
-  
Academy for Malayalam literature, Government of Kerala  

Interesting Facts
  • Mossi languages use pitch to distinguish meanings.
  • Mossi is the 2nd largest ethnic group in Ivory Coast.
  
  • Malayalam language has 54 literals. Same sounds have different versions to it.
  • Malayalam script is reffered as "Rod Script" and it is derived from the Grantha script, which was developed from Indic script of Brahmi.
  

Similar To
Dagbani Language  
Tamil and Sanskrit Languages  

Derived From
-  
Sanskrit Language  

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
26  
8
53  
32

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
8  
5
15  
12

How Many Consonants
16  
6
41  
30

Scripts
Latin  
Brahmic family and derivatives  

Writing Direction
-  
Left-To-Right, Horizontal  

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
3  
2
2  
1

Time Taken to Learn
30 weeks  
10
44 weeks  
17

Greetings

Hello
Kia ora  
ഹലോ (halēā)  

Thank You
Laafi bala  
നന്ദി (nandi)  

How Are You?
Laafi beme ?  
സുഖമാണോ? (sukhamāṇēā?)  

Good Night
Ne y yungo  
ശുഭ രാത്രി (śubha rātri)  

Good Evening
ne y zabre  
ഗുഡ് ഈവനിംഗ് (guḍ īvaniṅg)  

Good Afternoon
Kia ora  
ഗുഡ് ആഫ്റ്റർനൂൺ (guḍ āphṟṟarnūṇ)  

Good Morning
Ne y yibeogo  
രാവിലെ (rāvile)  

Please
gafare  
ദയവായി (dayavāyi)  

Sorry
gafare  
ക്ഷമിക്കണം (kṣamikkaṇaṁ)  

Bye
Wend na kon-d nindaare  
വിട (viṭa)  

I Love You
Kei te aroha au ki a koe  
ഞാൻ നിന്നെ സ്നേഹിക്കുന്നു (ñān ninne snēhikkunnu)  

Excuse Me
Y gafare  
എക്സ്ക്യൂസ് മീ (ekskyūs mī)  

Dialects

Dialect 1
Ouapadoupou  
Judeo-Malayalam  

Where They Speak
Burkina Faso  
Israel, kerala  

How Many People Speak
7,000,000.00  
99+
38,000,000.00  
19

Dialect 2
Saremde  
Mappila  

Where They Speak
Burkina Faso  
India  

How Many People Speak
7,000,000.00  
99+
38,000,000.00  
17

Dialect 3
Taolende  
Pandy Malayalam  

Where They Speak
Burkina Faso  
France, kerala  

How Many People Speak
7,000,000.00  
33
38,000,000.00  
16

Total No. Of Dialects
8  
8
3  
3

How Many People Speak

How Many People Speak?
7.60 million  
99+
38.00 million  
33

Speaking Population
0.11 %  
99+
0.57 %  
29

Native Speakers
7.60 million  
99+
38.00 million  
26

Second Language Speakers
5.00 million  
99+
38.00 million  
23

Native Name
Mosse  
മലയാളം (malayāḷam)  

Alternative Names
Mossi, Mòoré, Mooré, More, Moshi, Mole, Mosi, Mòoré, Moré, More, Moshi, Mole, Mosi  
Alealum, Malayalani, Malayali, Malean, Maliyad, Mallealle, Mopla  

French Name
moré  
malayalam  

German Name
Mossi-Sprache  
Malayalam  

Pronunciation
[mɔ̀ːsì]  
[mɐləjaːɭɐm]  

Ethnicity
Mossi  
Malayali  

History

Origin
11th Century AD  
9th Century  

Language Family
Niger-Congo Family  
Dravidian Family  

Subgroup
Western Sudanic  
-  

Branch
Gur (Voltaic)  
-  

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
No early forms  
No early form  

Standard Forms
Mossi  
Malayalam  

Language Position
37  
34
29  
27

Signed Forms
Mossi Sign Language  
Signed Malayalam  

Scope
Individual  
Individual  

Code

ISO 639 1
No data Available  
ml  

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
mos  
mal  

ISO 639 2/B
mos  
mal  

ISO 639 3
mos  
mal  

ISO 639 6
mos  
mal  

Glottocode
moss1236  
mala1464  

Linguasphere
No data Available  
No data available  

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living  
Living  

Language Linguistic Typology
-  
-  

Language Morphological Typology
-  
Synthetic  

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

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Mossi and Malayalam Speaking population

Mossi and Malayalam speaking population is one of the factors based on which Mossi and Malayalam languages can be compared. The total count of Mossi and Malayalam Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Mossi language is 0.11 % whereas the percentage of people speaking Malayalam language is 0.57 %. 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 Malayalam on Mossi vs Malayalam where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.

Mossi and Malayalam Language Codes

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

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