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Mossi and Pashto


Pashto and Mossi


Countries

Countries
Burkina Faso  
Afganistan  

Total No. Of Countries
1  
14
1  
14

National Language
Benin, Burkina Faso, Ghana, Ivory coast, Mali, Togo  
Afganistan, Pakistan, Pashtun diaspora  

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  
Pakistan  

Regulated By
-  
Academy of Sciences of Afghanistan, Pashto Academy (Pakistan)  

Interesting Facts
  • Mossi languages use pitch to distinguish meanings.
  • Mossi is the 2nd largest ethnic group in Ivory Coast.
  
  • Pashto language is originated in the regions of Paktika and Paktia areas of Afghanistan.
  • The first Pashto poem was written in the 7th century.
  

Similar To
Dagbani Language  
Persian and Balochi Languages  

Derived From
-  
-  

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
26  
8
44  
24

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
8  
5
7  
4

How Many Consonants
16  
6
29  
19

Scripts
Latin  
Arabic  

Writing Direction
-  
Right-To-Left, Horizontal  

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
3  
2
3  
2

Time Taken to Learn
30 weeks  
10
44 weeks  
17

Greetings

Hello
Kia ora  
(salaam) سلام  

Thank You
Laafi bala  
(manana) مننه (tashakor) تشكر  

How Are You?
Laafi beme ?  
(ta sanga yee?) څنگه يې؟  

Good Night
Ne y yungo  
(shpa mo pa kheyr) شپه مو په خير  

Good Evening
ne y zabre  
(maakhaam mo pa kheyr) ماښام مو په خير  

Good Afternoon
Kia ora  
(wradz mo pa kheyr) ورځ مو په خير  

Good Morning
Ne y yibeogo  
(sahr pikheyr) سحر پخير‏  

Please
gafare  
(lotfan) لطفا  

Sorry
gafare  
(zeh mutaasif yum) زه هتاسف يم  

Bye
Wend na kon-d nindaare  
(da khoday pa amaan) دخداى په امان  

I Love You
Kei te aroha au ki a koe  
زه ستا سره مينه کوم (za la ta sara meena kawom)  

Excuse Me
Y gafare  
(bakhena ghwaarum) بخښنه غواړم  

Dialects

Dialect 1
Ouapadoupou  
Central Pashto  

Where They Speak
Burkina Faso  
Afganistan, Pakistan  

How Many People Speak
7,000,000.00  
99+
6,500,000.00  
99+

Dialect 2
Saremde  
Northern Pashto  

Where They Speak
Burkina Faso  
Afganistan, Pakistan  

How Many People Speak
7,000,000.00  
99+
21,000,000.00  
25

Dialect 3
Taolende  
Wanetsi  

Where They Speak
Burkina Faso  
Afganistan, Pakistan  

How Many People Speak
7,000,000.00  
33
95,000.00  
99+

Total No. Of Dialects
8  
8
21  
19

How Many People Speak

How Many People Speak?
7.60 million  
99+
60.00 million  
27

Speaking Population
0.11 %  
99+
0.58 %  
28

Native Speakers
7.60 million  
99+
60.00 million  
20

Second Language Speakers
5.00 million  
99+
50.00 million  
18

Native Name
Mosse  
(paṧto) پښتو  

Alternative Names
Mossi, Mòoré, Mooré, More, Moshi, Mole, Mosi, Mòoré, Moré, More, Moshi, Mole, Mosi  
Kandahar Pashto, Qandahar Pashto, Southwestern Pashto, Pushto  

French Name
moré  
pachto  

German Name
Mossi-Sprache  
Paschtu  

Pronunciation
[mɔ̀ːsì]  
[ˈpəʂt̪oː], [ˈpʊxt̪oː]  

Ethnicity
Mossi  
Pashtun  

History

Origin
11th Century AD  
1651  

Language Family
Niger-Congo Family  
Indo-European Family  

Subgroup
Western Sudanic  
Indo-Iranian  

Branch
Gur (Voltaic)  
Iranian  

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
No early forms  
No early forms  

Standard Forms
Mossi  
Central Pashto, Northern Pashto, Yusufzai Pashto, Southern Pashto  

Language Position
37  
34
82  
99+

Signed Forms
Mossi Sign Language  
Pashto Sign Language  

Scope
Individual  
Individual  

Code

ISO 639 1
No data Available  
ps  

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
mos  
pus  

ISO 639 2/B
mos  
pus  

ISO 639 3
mos  
pus  

ISO 639 6
mos  
pus  

Glottocode
moss1236  
pash1269  

Linguasphere
No data Available  
58-ABD-a  

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living  
Living  

Language Linguistic Typology
-  
Subject-Object-Verb  

Language Morphological Typology
-  
Fusional  

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

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Mossi and Pashto Speaking population

Mossi and Pashto speaking population is one of the factors based on which Mossi and Pashto languages can be compared. The total count of Mossi and Pashto Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Mossi language is 0.11 % whereas the percentage of people speaking Pashto language is 0.58 %. 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 Pashto on Mossi vs Pashto where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.

Mossi and Pashto Language Codes

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

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