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Mossi and Mongolian


Mongolian and Mossi


Countries

Countries
Burkina Faso  
China, Mongolia  

Total No. Of Countries
1  
14
2  
13

National Language
Benin, Burkina Faso, Ghana, Ivory coast, Mali, Togo  
China, Mongolia  

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  
Not spoken in any of the countries  

Regulated By
-  
Council for Language and Literature Work, State Language Council (Mongolia)  

Interesting Facts
  • Mossi languages use pitch to distinguish meanings.
  • Mossi is the 2nd largest ethnic group in Ivory Coast.
  
  • Mongolian was first written using Phagspa script in late 13th century.
  • There is no connection between Mongolian, Japanese and Korean, but still in terms of grammar and sentence structure they are very similar.
  

Similar To
Dagbani Language  
Turkish Language  

Derived From
-  
-  

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
26  
8
35  
17

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
8  
5
13  
10

How Many Consonants
16  
6
20  
10

Scripts
Latin  
Mongolian alphabets: Traditional Mongolian script  

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  
Сайн уу (Sain uu)  

Thank You
Laafi bala  
та бүхэнд баярлалаа (ta bükhend bayarlalaa)  

How Are You?
Laafi beme ?  
Юу байна? (Yuu baina?)  

Good Night
Ne y yungo  
Сайн шөнийн (Sain shöniin)  

Good Evening
ne y zabre  
Сайн үдэш (Sain üdesh)  

Good Afternoon
Kia ora  
Сайн Үдээс хойш (Sain Üdees khoish)  

Good Morning
Ne y yibeogo  
Өглөөний мэнд (Öglöönii mend)  

Please
gafare  
Хэрэв (Kherev)  

Sorry
gafare  
Уучлаарай (Uuchlaarai)  

Bye
Wend na kon-d nindaare  
Баяртай (Bayartai)  

I Love You
Kei te aroha au ki a koe  
Би чамд хайртай (Bi chamd khairtai)  

Excuse Me
Y gafare  
Өршөөгөөрэй (Örshöögöörei)  

Dialects

Dialect 1
Ouapadoupou  
Khalkha Mongolian  

Where They Speak
Burkina Faso  
Mongolia  

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

Dialect 2
Saremde  
Ordos Mongolian  

Where They Speak
Burkina Faso  
Mongolia  

How Many People Speak
7,000,000.00  
99+
123,000.00  
99+

Dialect 3
Taolende  
Khorchin Mongolian  

Where They Speak
Burkina Faso  
Mongolia  

How Many People Speak
7,000,000.00  
33
5,700,000.00  
35

Total No. Of Dialects
8  
8
8  
8

How Many People Speak

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

Speaking Population
0.11 %  
99+
0.14 %  
99+

Native Speakers
7.60 million  
99+
5.70 million  
99+

Second Language Speakers
5.00 million  
99+
5.00 million  
99+

Native Name
Mosse  
монгол (mongol) монгол хэл (mongol hêl)  

Alternative Names
Mossi, Mòoré, Mooré, More, Moshi, Mole, Mosi, Mòoré, Moré, More, Moshi, Mole, Mosi  
Khalkha, Buryat, Oirat  

French Name
moré  
mongol  

German Name
Mossi-Sprache  
Mongolisch  

Pronunciation
[mɔ̀ːsì]  
/mɔŋɢɔ̆ɮ xiɮ/  

Ethnicity
Mossi  
Mongols  

History

Origin
11th Century AD  
1224-1225  

Language Family
Niger-Congo Family  
Mongolic family  

Subgroup
Western Sudanic  
Mongolian  

Branch
Gur (Voltaic)  
-  

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
No early forms  
Middle Mongolian, Classical Mongolian, Mongolian  

Standard Forms
Mossi  
Khalkha, Southern Mongolian  

Language Position
37  
34
26  
24

Signed Forms
Mossi Sign Language  
Mongolian Sign Language  

Scope
Individual  
Macrolanguage  

Code

ISO 639 1
No data Available  
mn  

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
mos  
mon  

ISO 639 2/B
mos  
mon  

ISO 639 3
mos  
mon  

ISO 639 6
mos  
mon  

Glottocode
moss1236  
mong1331  

Linguasphere
No data Available  
part of 44-BAA-b  

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living  
Living  

Language Linguistic Typology
-  
Subject-Object-Verb  

Language Morphological Typology
-  
-  

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

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Mossi and Mongolian Speaking population

Mossi and Mongolian speaking population is one of the factors based on which Mossi and Mongolian languages can be compared. The total count of Mossi and Mongolian Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Mossi language is 0.11 % whereas the percentage of people speaking Mongolian language is 0.14 %. 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 Mongolian on Mossi vs Mongolian where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.

Mossi and Mongolian Language Codes

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

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