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Mossi and Yoruba


Yoruba and Mossi


Countries

Countries
Burkina Faso  
Benin, Nigeria  

Total No. Of Countries
1  
14
2  
13

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

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  
Africa, Brazil, Togo, United Kingdom, United States of America  

Regulated By
-  
Yoruba Academy  

Interesting Facts
  • Mossi languages use pitch to distinguish meanings.
  • Mossi is the 2nd largest ethnic group in Ivory Coast.
  
  • One of the largest African ethnic groups is Yoruba in south of Sahara Desert.
  • In Yoruba language, same combination of vowels and consonants have different meanings depending on the pitch of the vowels, so it is tonal language.
  

Similar To
Dagbani Language  
Owo and Itsekiri languages  

Derived From
-  
-  

Alphabets

Alphabets in
Mossi-Alphabets.jpg#200  
Yoruba-Alphabet.jpg#200  

Alphabets
26  
8
29  
11

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
8  
5
12  
9

How Many Consonants
16  
6
17  
7

Scripts
Latin  
Latin  

Writing Direction
-  
-  

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
3  
2
3  
2

Time Taken to Learn
30 weeks  
10
30 weeks  
10

Greetings

Hello
Kia ora  
Ẹ n lẹ  

Thank You
Laafi bala  
e dupe  

How Are You?
Laafi beme ?  
Bawo ni o se wa  

Good Night
Ne y yungo  
Kasun layọ o  

Good Evening
ne y zabre  
ka a ale  

Good Afternoon
Kia ora  
e kaasan  

Good Morning
Ne y yibeogo  
e kaaro  

Please
gafare  
Jowo  

Sorry
gafare  
binu  

Bye
Wend na kon-d nindaare  
bye  

I Love You
Kei te aroha au ki a koe  
mo nifẹ rẹ  

Excuse Me
Y gafare  
mo tọrọ gafara  

Dialects

Dialect 1
Ouapadoupou  
Itsekiri  

Where They Speak
Burkina Faso  
Nigeria  

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

Dialect 2
Saremde  
Ede  

Where They Speak
Burkina Faso  
Benin, Togo  

How Many People Speak
7,000,000.00  
99+
800,000.00  
99+

Dialect 3
Taolende  
Ulukwumi  

Where They Speak
Burkina Faso  
Nigeria  

How Many People Speak
7,000,000.00  
33
10,000.00  
99+

Total No. Of Dialects
8  
8
20  
18

How Many People Speak

How Many People Speak?
7.60 million  
99+
30.00 million  
36

Speaking Population
0.11 %  
99+
0.42 %  
34

Native Speakers
7.60 million  
99+
28.00 million  
29

Second Language Speakers
5.00 million  
99+
30.00 million  
26

Native Name
Mosse  
Yorùbá  

Alternative Names
Mossi, Mòoré, Mooré, More, Moshi, Mole, Mosi, Mòoré, Moré, More, Moshi, Mole, Mosi  
Yariba, Yooba  

French Name
moré  
yoruba  

German Name
Mossi-Sprache  
Yoruba-Sprache  

Pronunciation
[mɔ̀ːsì]  
[jòɾùbá]  

Ethnicity
Mossi  
Yoruba people  

History

Origin
11th Century AD  
4 BC  

Language Family
Niger-Congo Family  
Niger-Congo Family  

Subgroup
Western Sudanic  
Western Sudanic  

Branch
Gur (Voltaic)  
Kwa  

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
No early forms  
No early forms  

Standard Forms
Mossi  
Yorùbá  

Language Position
37  
34
49  
99+

Signed Forms
Mossi Sign Language  
Yoruba Sign Language  

Scope
Individual  
Individual  

Code

ISO 639 1
No data Available  
yo  

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
mos  
yor  

ISO 639 2/B
mos  
yor  

ISO 639 3
mos  
yor  

ISO 639 6
mos  
yor  

Glottocode
moss1236  
yoru1245  

Linguasphere
No data Available  
No data available  

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living  
Living  

Language Linguistic Typology
-  
Subject-Verb-Object  

Language Morphological Typology
-  
Analytic, Isolating  

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

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Mossi and Yoruba Speaking population

Mossi and Yoruba speaking population is one of the factors based on which Mossi and Yoruba languages can be compared. The total count of Mossi and Yoruba Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Mossi language is 0.11 % whereas the percentage of people speaking Yoruba language is 0.42 %. 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 Yoruba on Mossi vs Yoruba where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.

Mossi and Yoruba Language Codes

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

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