Mossi and Somali
Countries
Burkina Faso
Djibouti, Kenya, Somalia
National Language
Benin, Burkina Faso, Ghana, Ivory coast, Mali, Togo
Somalia
Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
Not spoken in any of the countries
Speaking Continents
Asia
Africa, Middle East
Minority Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
Yemen
Regulated By
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National Languages Committee, Regional Somali Language Academy
Interesting Facts
- Mossi languages use pitch to distinguish meanings.
- Mossi is the 2nd largest ethnic group in Ivory Coast.
- Somali language is one of the best documented Afro-Asiatic languages.
- One of the most widely spoken of the Cushitic languages is the Somali Language.
Similar To
Dagbani Language
Afar and Oromo Language
Derived From
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Arabic Language
Alphabets in
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Scripts
Latin
Arabic, Latin, Osmanya
Writing Direction
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Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Thank You
Laafi bala
Waad ku mahadsan tahay
How Are You?
Laafi beme ?
Sidee tahay ?
Good Night
Ne y yungo
Habeenka Good
Good Evening
ne y zabre
Evening Good
Good Afternoon
Kia ora
galab wanaagsan
Good Morning
Ne y yibeogo
Subax wanaagsan
Bye
Wend na kon-d nindaare
caraysiiyo
I Love You
Kei te aroha au ki a koe
Waan ku jeclahay
Excuse Me
Y gafare
iga raali ahow
Dialect 1
Ouapadoupou
Northern Somali
Where They Speak
Burkina Faso
Gabon, Standard Somali
Dialect 2
Saremde
Benaadir
Where They Speak
Burkina Faso
Georgia, The capital of Mogadishu
Dialect 3
Taolende
Af-Ashraaf
Where They Speak
Burkina Faso
Standard Somali
Native Name
Mosse
af Soomaali
Alternative Names
Mossi, Mòoré, Mooré, More, Moshi, Mole, Mosi, Mòoré, Moré, More, Moshi, Mole, Mosi
Af-Maxaad Tiri, Af-Soomaali, Common Somali, Soomaaliga
German Name
Mossi-Sprache
Somali
Pronunciation
[mɔ̀ːsì]
[afsoomaali]
Origin
11th Century AD
19th century
Language Family
Niger-Congo Family
Afro-Asiatic Family
Subgroup
Western Sudanic
Cushitic
Early Forms
No early forms
No early forms
Standard Forms
Mossi
Somali
Signed Forms
Mossi Sign Language
Somali Sign Language
Scope
Individual
Individual
ISO 639 1
No data Available
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Glottocode
moss1236
soma1255
Linguasphere
No data Available
No data available
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
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Subject-Object-Verb
Language Morphological Typology
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All Mossi and Somali 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 Somali dialects. Various dialects of Mossi and Somali language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Mossi are spoken in different Mossi Speaking Countries whereas Somali Dialects are spoken in different Somali speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Mossi vs Somali Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Mossi dialects include: Ouapadoupou, Saremde. Somali dialects include: Northern Somali , Benaadir. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.
Mossi and Somali Speaking population
Mossi and Somali speaking population is one of the factors based on which Mossi and Somali languages can be compared. The total count of Mossi and Somali Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Mossi language is 0.11 % whereas the percentage of people speaking Somali language is 0.07 %. 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 Somali on Mossi vs Somali where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.
Mossi and Somali Language Codes
Mossi and Somali language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Mossi and Somali Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.