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Mossi and Meithei


Meithei and Mossi


Countries

Countries
Burkina Faso  
India, Manipur  

Total No. Of Countries
1  
14
1  
14

National Language
Benin, Burkina Faso, Ghana, Ivory coast, Mali, Togo  
Bangladesh, Burma, Northeast India  

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  
Assam, Manipur, Tripura  

Regulated By
-  
-  

Interesting Facts
  • Mossi languages use pitch to distinguish meanings.
  • Mossi is the 2nd largest ethnic group in Ivory Coast.
  
  • Meithei Language is currently classified as a vulnerable language by UNESCO.
  • The oldest document in Methei language was dated back in 8th century were inscriptions on the copper plate.
  

Similar To
Dagbani Language  
Bengali, Odia, Maithili and Meithei Languages  

Derived From
-  
-  

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
26  
8
27  
9

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
8  
5
6  
3

How Many Consonants
16  
6
15  
5

Scripts
Latin  
Bengali  

Writing Direction
-  
-  

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
3  
2
3  
2

Time Taken to Learn
30 weeks  
10
44 weeks  
17

Greetings

Hello
Kia ora  
Khurumjari  

Thank You
Laafi bala  
Yamna nungaijare  

How Are You?
Laafi beme ?  
Nung_ngai_biribra adombo?  

Good Night
Ne y yungo  
Athengba Ahing  

Good Evening
ne y zabre  
মানিপুরি  

Good Afternoon
Kia ora  
দুপুরোয়াক নমস্কাৰ  

Good Morning
Ne y yibeogo  
Nongale haugatl  

Please
gafare  
Chanbiduna  

Sorry
gafare  
Saobiganu  

Bye
Wend na kon-d nindaare  
Chatcharage  

I Love You
Kei te aroha au ki a koe  
Eina nangbu nungsi  

Excuse Me
Y gafare  
দুঃখিত  

Dialects

Dialect 1
Ouapadoupou  
Loi  

Where They Speak
Burkina Faso  
Burma, Laos  

How Many People Speak
7,000,000.00  
99+
5,000.00  
99+

Dialect 2
Saremde  
Pangal  

Where They Speak
Burkina Faso  
Bangladesh, India  

How Many People Speak
7,000,000.00  
99+
273,000.00  
99+

Dialect 3
Taolende  
Meithei proper  

Where They Speak
Burkina Faso  
Bangladesh, Burma, Northeast India  

How Many People Speak
7,000,000.00  
33
1,250,000.00  
99+

Total No. Of Dialects
8  
8
6  
6

How Many People Speak

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

Speaking Population
0.11 %  
99+
0.01 %  
99+

Native Speakers
7.60 million  
99+
1.50 million  
99+

Second Language Speakers
5.00 million  
99+
1.50 million  
99+

Native Name
Mosse  
মৈইতৈইলোন  

Alternative Names
Mossi, Mòoré, Mooré, More, Moshi, Mole, Mosi, Mòoré, Moré, More, Moshi, Mole, Mosi  
Kathe, Kathi, Manipuri, Meiteilon, Meiteiron, Meithe, Meitei, Menipuri, Mitei, Mithe, Ponna  

French Name
moré  
Meithei  

German Name
Mossi-Sprache  
Meithei  

Pronunciation
[mɔ̀ːsì]  
[ˈmeɪteɪ]  

Ethnicity
Mossi  
Meithei people  

History

Origin
11th Century AD  
1700  

Language Family
Niger-Congo Family  
Sino-Tibetan Family  

Subgroup
Western Sudanic  
Tibeto-Burman  

Branch
Gur (Voltaic)  
-  

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
No early forms  
No early forms  

Standard Forms
Mossi  
Standard Meithei  

Language Position
37  
34
38  
35

Signed Forms
Mossi Sign Language  
Meithei Sign Language  

Scope
Individual  
-  

Code

ISO 639 1
No data Available  
No data available  

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
mos  
mni  

ISO 639 2/B
mos  
mni  

ISO 639 3
mos  
mni  

ISO 639 6
mos  
mni  

Glottocode
moss1236  
mani1292  

Linguasphere
No data Available  
omp  

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living  
-  

Language Linguistic Typology
-  
-  

Language Morphological Typology
-  
-  

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

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Mossi and Meithei Speaking population

Mossi and Meithei speaking population is one of the factors based on which Mossi and Meithei languages can be compared. The total count of Mossi and Meithei Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Mossi language is 0.11 % whereas the percentage of people speaking Meithei language is 0.01 %. 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 Meithei on Mossi vs Meithei where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.

Mossi and Meithei Language Codes

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

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