Mossi and Shona
Countries
Burkina Faso
Zimbabwe
National Language
Benin, Burkina Faso, Ghana, Ivory coast, Mali, Togo
Botswana, Mozambique, Zimbabwe
Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
Not spoken in any of the countries
Speaking Continents
Asia
Africa
Minority Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
Not spoken in any of the countries
Interesting Facts
- Mossi languages use pitch to distinguish meanings.
- Mossi is the 2nd largest ethnic group in Ivory Coast.
- Shona language is tonal language.
- The African people in Zimbabwe is made of 10 ethnic groups, each speaking a different languages, shona is spoken by 60 percent of population.
Similar To
Dagbani Language
Kalanga and Nambya Language
Alphabets in
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Thank You
Laafi bala
Waita zvako
How Are You?
Laafi beme ?
Wakadini zvako?
Good Night
Ne y yungo
Urare zvakanaka
Good Evening
ne y zabre
Manheru
Good Afternoon
Kia ora
Masikati
Good Morning
Ne y yibeogo
Mangwanani
Please
gafare
Ndinokumbirawo
Bye
Wend na kon-d nindaare
bye
I Love You
Kei te aroha au ki a koe
Ndinokuda
Excuse Me
Y gafare
Pamusoro
Dialect 1
Ouapadoupou
Hwesa
Where They Speak
Burkina Faso
Zimbabwe
Dialect 2
Saremde
Karanga
Where They Speak
Burkina Faso
southern Zimbabwe
Dialect 3
Taolende
Zezuru
Where They Speak
Burkina Faso
central Zimbabwe, Mashonaland
Native Name
Mosse
chiShona
Alternative Names
Mossi, Mòoré, Mooré, More, Moshi, Mole, Mosi, Mòoré, Moré, More, Moshi, Mole, Mosi
Chishona, “Swina” (pej.), Zezuru
German Name
Mossi-Sprache
Schona-Sprache
Pronunciation
[mɔ̀ːsì]
[ʃoːna]
Ethnicity
Mossi
Shona people
Origin
11th Century AD
20th century
Language Family
Niger-Congo Family
Niger-Congo Family
Subgroup
Western Sudanic
Benue-Congo
Branch
Gur (Voltaic)
Bantu
Early Forms
No early forms
Old Shona and Middle Shona
Standard Forms
Mossi
Standard Shona
Signed Forms
Mossi Sign Language
Signed Shona
Scope
Individual
Individual
ISO 639 1
No data Available
sn
Glottocode
moss1236
core1255
Linguasphere
No data Available
99-AUT-a
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
-
-
Language Morphological Typology
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All Mossi and Shona 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 Shona dialects. Various dialects of Mossi and Shona language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Mossi are spoken in different Mossi Speaking Countries whereas Shona Dialects are spoken in different Shona speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Mossi vs Shona Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Mossi dialects include: Ouapadoupou, Saremde. Shona dialects include: Hwesa , Karanga. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.
Mossi and Shona Speaking population
Mossi and Shona speaking population is one of the factors based on which Mossi and Shona languages can be compared. The total count of Mossi and Shona Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Mossi language is 0.11 % whereas the percentage of people speaking Shona language is 0.13 %. 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 Shona on Mossi vs Shona where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.
Mossi and Shona Language Codes
Mossi and Shona language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Mossi and Shona Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.