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Mossi vs Akan


Akan vs Mossi


Countries

Countries
Burkina Faso  
Ghana, Ivory coast  

Total No. Of Countries
1  
14
2  
13

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

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  
Benin, United States of America  

Regulated By
-  
Akan Orthography Committee  

Interesting Facts
  • Mossi languages use pitch to distinguish meanings.
  • Mossi is the 2nd largest ethnic group in Ivory Coast.
  
  • Ghana has over 100 ethnic groups living, and Akan is one of the largest tribe.
  • Akan language came in South America, notably Suriname and Jamaica through slave trade.
  

Similar To
Dagbani Language  
Ewe and Ga-Dangme Languages  

Derived From
-  
-  

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
26  
8
21  
3

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
8  
5
10  
7

How Many Consonants
16  
6
16  
6

Scripts
Latin  
Latin  

Writing Direction
-  
Left-To-Right, Horizontal  

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
3  
2
3  
2

Time Taken to Learn
30 weeks  
10
44 weeks  
17

Greetings

Hello
Kia ora  
ete-sen  

Thank You
Laafi bala  
meda ase  

How Are You?
Laafi beme ?  
wo ho te sɛn?  

Good Night
Ne y yungo  
maadwo  

Good Evening
ne y zabre  
maadwo  

Good Afternoon
Kia ora  
maaha  

Good Morning
Ne y yibeogo  
maakye  

Please
gafare  
wae  

Sorry
gafare  
Kafra  

Bye
Wend na kon-d nindaare  
bye  

I Love You
Kei te aroha au ki a koe  
Me doכ wo  

Excuse Me
Y gafare  
mepa wo kyɛw  

Dialects

Dialect 1
Ouapadoupou  
Asante  

Where They Speak
Burkina Faso  
Ghana  

How Many People Speak
7,000,000.00  
99+
9,000,000.00  
39

Dialect 2
Saremde  
Akuapem  

Where They Speak
Burkina Faso  
Ghana  

How Many People Speak
7,000,000.00  
99+
9,000,000.00  
38

Dialect 3
Taolende  
Fante  

Where They Speak
Burkina Faso  
Ghana  

How Many People Speak
7,000,000.00  
33
1,900,000.00  
99+

Total No. Of Dialects
8  
8
3  
3

How Many People Speak

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

Speaking Population
0.11 %  
99+
0.17 %  
99+

Native Speakers
7.60 million  
99+
11.00 million  
99+

Second Language Speakers
5.00 million  
99+
21.00 million  
29

Native Name
Mosse  
Akan  

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

French Name
moré  
akan  

German Name
Mossi-Sprache  
Akan-Sprache  

Pronunciation
[mɔ̀ːsì]  
[ˈaːkã]  

Ethnicity
Mossi  
Akan people  

History

Origin
11th Century AD  
15  

Language Family
Niger-Congo Family  
Niger-Congo Family  

Subgroup
Western Sudanic  
-  

Branch
Gur (Voltaic)  
-  

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
No early forms  
No early forms  

Standard Forms
Mossi  
Akan  

Language Position
37  
34
104  
99+

Signed Forms
Mossi Sign Language  
Akan Sign Language  

Scope
Individual  
Macrolanguage  

Code

ISO 639 1
No data Available  
ak  

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
mos  
aka  

ISO 639 2/B
mos  
aka  

ISO 639 3
mos  
aka  

ISO 639 6
mos  
aka  

Glottocode
moss1236  
akan1251  

Linguasphere
No data Available  
No data available  

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living  
Living  

Language Linguistic Typology
-  
-  

Language Morphological Typology
-  
-  

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Mossi and Akan Language History

Comparison of Mossi vs Akan language history gives us differences between origin of Mossi and Akan language. History of Mossi language states that this language originated in 11th Century AD whereas history of Akan language states that this language originated in 15. Family of the language also forms a part of history of that language. More on language families of these languages can be found out on Mossi and Akan Language History.

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Mossi and Akan Greetings

People around the world use different languages to interact with each other. Even if we cannot communicate fluently in any language, it will always be beneficial to know about some of the common greetings or phrases from that language. This is where Mossi and Akan greetings helps you to understand basic phrases in Mossi and Akan language. Mossi word for "Hello" is Kia ora or Akan word for "Thank You" is meda ase. Find more of such common Mossi Greetings and Akan Greetings. These greetings will help you to be more confident when conversing with natives that speak these languages.

Mossi vs Akan Difficulty

The Mossi vs Akan difficulty level basically depends on the number of Mossi Alphabets and Akan Alphabets. Also the number of vowels and consonants in the language plays an important role in deciding the difficulty level of that language. The important points to be considered when we compare Mossi and Akan are the origin, speaking countries, language family, different greetings, speaking population of these languages. Want to know in Mossi and Akan, which language is harder to learn? Time required to learn Mossi is 30 weeks while to learn Akan time required is 44 weeks.

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