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Mossi and Portuguese


Portuguese and Mossi


Countries

Countries
Burkina Faso  
Angola, Brazil, Cape Verde, East Timor, Equatorial Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Macau, Mozambique, Portugal, São Tomé and Príncipe  

Total No. Of Countries
1  
14
10  
6

National Language
Benin, Burkina Faso, Ghana, Ivory coast, Mali, Togo  
Portugal  

Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries  
United States of America  

Speaking Continents
Asia  
Africa, Asia, Australia, Europe, South America  

Minority Language
Not spoken in any of the countries  
Australia, Daman and Diu, France, Germany, Goa, Italy, Japan, United States of America  

Regulated By
-  
Academia Brasileira de Letras (Brazilian Literary Academy), Academia das Ciências de Lisboa, Classe de Letras  

Interesting Facts
  • Mossi languages use pitch to distinguish meanings.
  • Mossi is the 2nd largest ethnic group in Ivory Coast.
  
  • Portuguese language has absorbed many words from French, Italian, Arabic and also from indigenous South American and African languages.
  • The first written document in Portuguese language was found in the 12th century.
  

Similar To
Dagbani Language  
Spanish and Galician Languages  

Derived From
-  
Latin  

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
26  
8
23  
5

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
8  
5
9  
6

How Many Consonants
16  
6
19  
9

Scripts
Latin  
Latin  

Writing Direction
-  
Left-To-Right, Horizontal  

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
3  
2
6  
5

Time Taken to Learn
30 weeks  
10
24 weeks  
6

Greetings

Hello
Kia ora  
Olá  

Thank You
Laafi bala  
obrigado  

How Are You?
Laafi beme ?  
Como você está?  

Good Night
Ne y yungo  
boa noite  

Good Evening
ne y zabre  
boa Noite  

Good Afternoon
Kia ora  
boa Tarde  

Good Morning
Ne y yibeogo  
bom Dia  

Please
gafare  
Por Favor  

Sorry
gafare  
pesaroso  

Bye
Wend na kon-d nindaare  
tchau  

I Love You
Kei te aroha au ki a koe  
Eu te amo  

Excuse Me
Y gafare  
desculpe me  

Dialects

Dialect 1
Ouapadoupou  
Brazilian Portuguese  

Where They Speak
Burkina Faso  
Brazil  

How Many People Speak
7,000,000.00  
99+
204,000,000.00  
5

Dialect 2
Saremde  
European Portuguese  

Where They Speak
Burkina Faso  
Portugal  

How Many People Speak
7,000,000.00  
99+
10,000,000.00  
37

Dialect 3
Taolende  
Daman and Diu Portuguese creole  

Where They Speak
Burkina Faso  
Daman and Diu  

How Many People Speak
7,000,000.00  
33
4,000.00  
99+

Total No. Of Dialects
8  
8
26  
22

How Many People Speak

How Many People Speak?
7.60 million  
99+
231.00 million  
7

Speaking Population
0.11 %  
99+
3.27 %  
7

Native Speakers
7.60 million  
99+
216.00 million  
5

Second Language Speakers
5.00 million  
99+
15.00 million  
34

Native Name
Mosse  
Português  

Alternative Names
Mossi, Mòoré, Mooré, More, Moshi, Mole, Mosi, Mòoré, Moré, More, Moshi, Mole, Mosi  
Português  

French Name
moré  
portugais  

German Name
Mossi-Sprache  
Portugiesisch  

Pronunciation
[mɔ̀ːsì]  
[puɾtuˈɣeʃ], [poʁtuˈɡes]  

Ethnicity
Mossi  
Portuguese people or portugueses  

History

Origin
11th Century AD  
3rd Century  

Language Family
Niger-Congo Family  
Indo-European Family  

Subgroup
Western Sudanic  
Romance  

Branch
Gur (Voltaic)  
-  

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
No early forms  
Medieval Galician  

Standard Forms
Mossi  
Portuguese  

Language Position
37  
34
6  
6

Signed Forms
Mossi Sign Language  
Signed Portuguese  

Scope
Individual  
Individual  

Code

ISO 639 1
No data Available  
pt  

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
mos  
por  

ISO 639 2/B
mos  
por  

ISO 639 3
mos  
por  

ISO 639 6
mos  
por  

Glottocode
moss1236  
port1283  

Linguasphere
No data Available  
51-AAA-a  

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living  
Living  

Language Linguistic Typology
-  
Subject-Verb-Object  

Language Morphological Typology
-  
-  

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

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Mossi and Portuguese Speaking population

Mossi and Portuguese speaking population is one of the factors based on which Mossi and Portuguese languages can be compared. The total count of Mossi and Portuguese Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Mossi language is 0.11 % whereas the percentage of people speaking Portuguese language is 3.27 %. 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 Portuguese on Mossi vs Portuguese where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.

Mossi and Portuguese Language Codes

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

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