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Mossi Language



Countries

Countries
Burkina Faso

Total No. Of Countries
1 14

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

Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries

Speaking Continents
Asia

Minority Language
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.

Similar To
Dagbani Language

Derived From
-

Alphabets

Alphabets in
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Alphabets
26 8

Phonology

How Many Vowels
8 5

How Many Consonants
16 6

Scripts
Latin

Writing Direction
-

Hard to Learn

Language Levels
3 2

Time Taken to Learn
30 weeks 10

Greetings

Hello
Kia ora

Thank You
Laafi bala

How Are You?
Laafi beme ?

Good Night
Ne y yungo

Good Evening
ne y zabre

Good Afternoon
Kia ora

Good Morning
Ne y yibeogo

Please
gafare

Sorry
gafare

Bye
Wend na kon-d nindaare

I Love You
Kei te aroha au ki a koe

Excuse Me
Y gafare

Dialects

Dialect 1
Ouapadoupou

Where They Speak
Burkina Faso

How Many People Speak
7,000,000.00 41

Dialect 2
Saremde

Where They Speak
Burkina Faso

How Many People Speak
7,000,000.00 42

Dialect 3
Taolende

Where They Speak
Burkina Faso

How Many People Speak
7,000,000.00 33

Total No. Of Dialects
8 8

How Many People Speak

How Many People Speak?
7.60 million 62

Speaking Population
0.11 % 56

Native Speakers
7.60 million 55

Second Language Speakers
5.00 million 51

Native Name
Mosse

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

French Name
moré

German Name
Mossi-Sprache

Pronunciation
[mɔ̀ːsì]

Ethnicity
Mossi

History

Origin
11th Century AD

Language Family
Niger-Congo Family

Subgroup
Western Sudanic

Branch
Gur (Voltaic)

Language Forms

Early Forms
No early forms

Standard Forms
Mossi

Language Position
37 34

Signed Forms
Mossi Sign Language

Scope
Individual

Code

ISO 639 1
No data Available

ISO 639 2

ISO 639 2/T
mos

ISO 639 2/B
mos

ISO 639 3
mos

ISO 639 6
mos

Glottocode
moss1236

Linguasphere
No data Available

Types of Language

Language Type
Living

Language Linguistic Typology
-

Language Morphological Typology
-

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Origin of Mossi language

In order to communicate with each other, the origin of language was the essential part. Various languages are spoken all over the world. Mossi language is one of the Most Difficult Languages. The origin of Mossi language states that it was put to use in 11th Century AD. The history of Mossi language reveals that the language is old and used since many years. Check out in brief about Mossi Language History. Mossi has no early forms. Mossi is the standard form of Mossi language and it is used in government centers. Know all About Mossi Language.

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Mossi population

Mossi population gives us the total count of number of people speaking Mossi language. Mossi language is spoken by 7.60 million people in the world. Most of the Mossi population lies in the Mossi Speaking Countries. Mossi language is spoken as first language by 7.60 million people and as second language by about 5.00 million people. Get to know Mossi speaking population in detail.

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Mossi writing system

There are numerous writing systems but most widely used scripts are Latin, Cyrillic and Arabic. Mossi writing system decides the alphabets, vowels and consonants i.e. the written form of Mossi language. Some languages share common writing systems. Latin script is used by Mossi language. Learn more about . 

Information about Mossi language

Check out all the information about Mossi language here. You may find it interesting to learn Mossi Alphabets or the vowels and consonants of this language. Also knowing about Mossi Speaking Countries, Mossi speaking continents and Mossi Dialects will help in improving your knowledge about this language. Also while travelling to Mossi countries knowing common Mossi Greetings will help you in communicating with Mossi people.

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