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Mossi and Persian


Persian and Mossi


Countries

Countries
Burkina Faso  
Afganistan, Iran, Tajikistan  

Total No. Of Countries
1  
14
3  
12

National Language
Benin, Burkina Faso, Ghana, Ivory coast, Mali, Togo  
Afganistan, Azerbaijan, Iran, Iraq, Russia, Tajikistan, Uzbekistan  

Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries  
Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Nepal, Pakistan, Sri Lanka  

Speaking Continents
Asia  
Asia  

Minority Language
Not spoken in any of the countries  
Bahrain, Iran, Iraq, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates  

Regulated By
-  
Academy of Persian Language and Literature (فرهنگستان زبان و اد, Academy of Sciences of Afghanistan  

Interesting Facts
  • Mossi languages use pitch to distinguish meanings.
  • Mossi is the 2nd largest ethnic group in Ivory Coast.
  
  • In Iran, Parsi language is known as Farsi, while in Afghanistan Persian language is known as Dari.
  • Persian language has borrowed many loanwords from the Arabic language.
  

Similar To
Dagbani Language  
Pashto and Balochi Languages  

Derived From
-  
Arabic Language  

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
26  
8
32  
14

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
8  
5
6  
3

How Many Consonants
16  
6
23  
13

Scripts
Latin  
Arabic  

Writing Direction
-  
Right-To-Left, Horizontal  

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
3  
2
6  
5

Time Taken to Learn
30 weeks  
10
44 weeks  
17

Greetings

Hello
Kia ora  
سلام  

Thank You
Laafi bala  
متشکرم  

How Are You?
Laafi beme ?  
چطور هستید?  

Good Night
Ne y yungo  
شب بخیر  

Good Evening
ne y zabre  
عصر بخیر  

Good Afternoon
Kia ora  
بعد از ظهر بخیر  

Good Morning
Ne y yibeogo  
صبح به خیر  

Please
gafare  
لطفا  

Sorry
gafare  
متاسف  

Bye
Wend na kon-d nindaare  
خدا حافظ  

I Love You
Kei te aroha au ki a koe  
من شما را دوست دارم  

Excuse Me
Y gafare  
ببخشيد!  

Dialects

Dialect 1
Ouapadoupou  
Western Persian  

Where They Speak
Burkina Faso  
Iran, Iraq  

How Many People Speak
7,000,000.00  
99+
47,000,000.00  
15

Dialect 2
Saremde  
Dari Persian  

Where They Speak
Burkina Faso  
Afganistan  

How Many People Speak
7,000,000.00  
99+
12,500,000.00  
33

Dialect 3
Taolende  
Tajik Persian  

Where They Speak
Burkina Faso  
Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Uzbekistan  

How Many People Speak
7,000,000.00  
33
7,900,000.00  
32

Total No. Of Dialects
8  
8
12  
12

How Many People Speak

How Many People Speak?
7.60 million  
99+
65.00 million  
26

Speaking Population
0.11 %  
99+
0.99 %  
21

Native Speakers
7.60 million  
99+
65.00 million  
17

Second Language Speakers
5.00 million  
99+
110.00 million  
7

Native Name
Mosse  
فارسی  

Alternative Names
Mossi, Mòoré, Mooré, More, Moshi, Mole, Mosi, Mòoré, Moré, More, Moshi, Mole, Mosi  
New Persian, Parsi, Persian, West Persian  

French Name
moré  
persan  

German Name
Mossi-Sprache  
Persisch  

Pronunciation
[mɔ̀ːsì]  
[fɒːɾˈsiː]  

Ethnicity
Mossi  
Persian people  

History

Origin
11th Century AD  
1500 BC  

Language Family
Niger-Congo Family  
Indo-European Family  

Subgroup
Western Sudanic  
Indo-Iranian  

Branch
Gur (Voltaic)  
Iranian  

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
No early forms  
Old Persian and Middle Persian  

Standard Forms
Mossi  
Persian  

Language Position
37  
34
23  
21

Signed Forms
Mossi Sign Language  
Persian Sign Language  

Scope
Individual  
Individual  

Code

ISO 639 1
No data Available  
fa  

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
mos  
fas  

ISO 639 2/B
mos  
per  

ISO 639 3
mos  
pes  

ISO 639 6
mos  
pers  

Glottocode
moss1236  
fars1254  

Linguasphere
No data Available  
58-AAC-c  

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living  
Living  

Language Linguistic Typology
-  
Subject-Object-Verb  

Language Morphological Typology
-  
Synthetic  

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

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Mossi and Persian Speaking population

Mossi and Persian speaking population is one of the factors based on which Mossi and Persian languages can be compared. The total count of Mossi and Persian Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Mossi language is 0.11 % whereas the percentage of people speaking Persian language is 0.99 %. 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 Persian on Mossi vs Persian where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.

Mossi and Persian Language Codes

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

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