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Mossi and Punjabi


Punjabi and Mossi


Countries

Countries
Burkina Faso  
India, Pakistan  

Total No. Of Countries
1  
14
2  
13

National Language
Benin, Burkina Faso, Ghana, Ivory coast, Mali, Togo  
India, Pakistan  

Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries  
Pakistan  

Speaking Continents
Asia  
Asia  

Minority Language
Not spoken in any of the countries  
Australia, Canada, United Kingdom, United States of America  

Regulated By
-  
-  

Interesting Facts
  • Mossi languages use pitch to distinguish meanings.
  • Mossi is the 2nd largest ethnic group in Ivory Coast.
  
  • Punjabi is 2nd most spoken in United Kingdom and 4th most spoken in Canada.
  • Punjabi is tonal language, by using various tones Punjabi speakers are able to differentiate between words.
  

Similar To
Dagbani Language  
Hindi Language  

Derived From
-  
Sanskrit Language  

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
26  
8
53  
32

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
8  
5
9  
6

How Many Consonants
16  
6
41  
30

Scripts
Latin  
Gurmukhi, Shahmukhi  

Writing Direction
-  
Left-To-Right, Horizontal  

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
3  
2
4  
3

Time Taken to Learn
30 weeks  
10
6 weeks  
3

Greetings

Hello
Kia ora  
ਨਮਸਕਾਰ (namaskar)  

Thank You
Laafi bala  
ਸ਼ੁਕਰੀਆ (shukrīā)  

How Are You?
Laafi beme ?  
ਤੁਹਾਡਾ ਕੀ ਹਾਲ ਹੈ? (tuhāḍā kī hāl he?)  

Good Night
Ne y yungo  
ਸ਼ੁੱਭ ਰਾਤਰੀ (shubh rātri)  

Good Evening
ne y zabre  
ਸਤ ਸੀ੍ ਅਕਾਲ (Sat sri akaal)  

Good Afternoon
Kia ora  
ਨਮਸਕਾਰ (Namasakāra)  

Good Morning
Ne y yibeogo  
ਸਤ ਸੀ੍ ਅਕਾਲ (Sat sri akaal)  

Please
gafare  
ਕਿਰਪਾ ਕਰਕੇ (kirpā karkē)  

Sorry
gafare  
ਖਿਮਾ/ਮਾਫ਼ ਕਰੋ ਜੀ। (kimā)  

Bye
Wend na kon-d nindaare  
ਫਿਰ ਮਿਲਾੰਗੇ (Fair milaange)  

I Love You
Kei te aroha au ki a koe  
ਮੈਂ ਤੈਨੂੰ ਪਿਆਰ ਕਰਦਾ ਹਾਂ। (mẽ tenū̃ piār kardā hā̃)  

Excuse Me
Y gafare  
ਵੇਖੋ ਜੀ। (vēkhō jī)  

Dialects

Dialect 1
Ouapadoupou  
Pothohari  

Where They Speak
Burkina Faso  
Pakistan  

How Many People Speak
7,000,000.00  
99+
2,500,000.00  
99+

Dialect 2
Saremde  
Saraiki  

Where They Speak
Burkina Faso  
Afganistan, India, Pakistan  

How Many People Speak
7,000,000.00  
99+
20,000,000.00  
26

Dialect 3
Taolende  
Doabi  

Where They Speak
Burkina Faso  
Pakistan, Punjab, India  

How Many People Speak
7,000,000.00  
33
130,000,000.00  
3

Total No. Of Dialects
8  
8
30  
24

How Many People Speak

How Many People Speak?
7.60 million  
99+
154.30 million  
12

Speaking Population
0.11 %  
99+
1.44 %  
12

Native Speakers
7.60 million  
99+
100.00 million  
11

Second Language Speakers
5.00 million  
99+
54.30 million  
17

Native Name
Mosse  
ਪੰਜਾਬੀ, پنجابی  

Alternative Names
Mossi, Mòoré, Mooré, More, Moshi, Mole, Mosi, Mòoré, Moré, More, Moshi, Mole, Mosi  
Lahanda, Lahnda, Lahndi, Lahori, Majhi, Gurmukhi, Gurumukhi, Panjabi  

French Name
moré  
pendjabi  

German Name
Mossi-Sprache  
Pandschabi-Sprache  

Pronunciation
[mɔ̀ːsì]  
Not Availble  

Ethnicity
Mossi  
Punjabis  

History

Origin
11th Century AD  
1000 AD  

Language Family
Niger-Congo Family  
Indo-European Family  

Subgroup
Western Sudanic  
Indo-Iranian  

Branch
Gur (Voltaic)  
Indic  

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
No early forms  
Shauraseni, Kaikeyi  

Standard Forms
Mossi  
Modern Punjabi  

Language Position
37  
34
23  
21

Signed Forms
Mossi Sign Language  
Indian Signing System (ISS)  

Scope
Individual  
-  

Code

ISO 639 1
No data Available  
pa  

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
mos  
pan  

ISO 639 2/B
mos  
pan  

ISO 639 3
mos  
pan  

ISO 639 6
mos  
panj  

Glottocode
moss1236  
panj1256  

Linguasphere
No data Available  
No data available  

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living  
-  

Language Linguistic Typology
-  
Subject-Object-Verb  

Language Morphological Typology
-  
Fusional  

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

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Mossi and Punjabi Speaking population

Mossi and Punjabi speaking population is one of the factors based on which Mossi and Punjabi languages can be compared. The total count of Mossi and Punjabi Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Mossi language is 0.11 % whereas the percentage of people speaking Punjabi language is 1.44 %. 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 Punjabi on Mossi vs Punjabi where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.

Mossi and Punjabi Language Codes

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

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