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Mossi and Santali


Santali and Mossi


Countries

Countries
Burkina Faso  
India  

Total No. Of Countries
1  
14
1  
14

National Language
Benin, Burkina Faso, Ghana, Ivory coast, Mali, Togo  
Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Nepal  

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
-  
-  

Interesting Facts
  • Mossi languages use pitch to distinguish meanings.
  • Mossi is the 2nd largest ethnic group in Ivory Coast.
  
  • Santali language was an oral language till nineteenth century.
  • Before the invention of Santali alphabets, Santali was written with the Bengali or Odia alphabets.
  

Similar To
Dagbani Language  
Munda Language  

Derived From
-  
-  

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
26  
8
30  
12

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
8  
5
6  
3

How Many Consonants
16  
6
21  
11

Scripts
Latin  
Bengali, Devanagari, Latin, Ol Chiki, Oriya  

Writing Direction
-  
Left-To-Right, Horizontal  

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
3  
2
6  
5

Time Taken to Learn
30 weeks  
10
44 weeks  
17

Greetings

Hello
Kia ora  
Henda ho  

Thank You
Laafi bala  
Adi Johar  

How Are You?
Laafi beme ?  
Cet’leka menama?  

Good Night
Ne y yungo  
Boge Ninda  

Good Evening
ne y zabre  
Boge Ayup’  

Good Afternoon
Kia ora  
संध्यायान  

Good Morning
Ne y yibeogo  
Boge Setak’  

Please
gafare  
দয়া করে  

Sorry
gafare  
দুঃখিত  

Bye
Wend na kon-d nindaare  
Hariau  

I Love You
Kei te aroha au ki a koe  
ᱥᱟᱱᱛᱟᱲᱤ ᱯᱟᱹᱨᱥᱤ  

Excuse Me
Y gafare  
ᱥᱟᱱᱛᱟᱲ  

Dialects

Dialect 1
Ouapadoupou  
Mahali  

Where They Speak
Burkina Faso  
India  

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

Dialect 2
Saremde  
Not present  

Where They Speak
Burkina Faso  
-  

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

Dialect 3
Taolende  
Not present  

Where They Speak
Burkina Faso  
-  

How Many People Speak
7,000,000.00  
33
6,000,000.00  
34

Total No. Of Dialects
8  
8
1  
1

How Many People Speak

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

Speaking Population
0.11 %  
99+
0.02 %  
99+

Native Speakers
7.60 million  
99+
6.30 million  
99+

Second Language Speakers
5.00 million  
99+
6.50 million  
99+

Native Name
Mosse  
संथाली (sãtʰālī)  

Alternative Names
Mossi, Mòoré, Mooré, More, Moshi, Mole, Mosi, Mòoré, Moré, More, Moshi, Mole, Mosi  
Har, Hor, Samtali, Sandal, Sangtal, Santal, Santhali, Santhiali, Satar, Sentali, Sonthal  

French Name
moré  
santal  

German Name
Mossi-Sprache  
Santali  

Pronunciation
[mɔ̀ːsì]  
[sɑnˈtɑli]  

Ethnicity
Mossi  
Santal and Teraibasi Santali  

History

Origin
11th Century AD  
20th century  

Language Family
Niger-Congo Family  
Austroasiatic Family  

Subgroup
Western Sudanic  
-  

Branch
Gur (Voltaic)  
-  

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
No early forms  
No early forms  

Standard Forms
Mossi  
Santali  

Language Position
37  
34
41  
38

Signed Forms
Mossi Sign Language  
Santali Sign Language  

Scope
Individual  
Individual  

Code

ISO 639 1
No data Available  
No data available  

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
mos  
sat  

ISO 639 2/B
mos  
sat  

ISO 639 3
mos  
sat  

ISO 639 6
mos  
sat  

Glottocode
moss1236  
sant1410  

Linguasphere
No data Available  
No data available  

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living  
Living  

Language Linguistic Typology
-  
Subject-Object-Verb  

Language Morphological Typology
-  
-  

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

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Mossi and Santali Speaking population

Mossi and Santali speaking population is one of the factors based on which Mossi and Santali languages can be compared. The total count of Mossi and Santali Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Mossi language is 0.11 % whereas the percentage of people speaking Santali language is 0.02 %. 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 Santali on Mossi vs Santali where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.

Mossi and Santali Language Codes

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

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