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Mossi vs Albanian


Albanian vs Mossi


Countries

Countries
Burkina Faso  
Albanian diaspora, Southeastern Europe  

Total No. Of Countries
1  
14
2  
13

National Language
Benin, Burkina Faso, Ghana, Ivory coast, Mali, Togo  
Albanian diaspora, Southeastern Europe  

Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries  
Kosovo, Macedonia, Serbia  

Speaking Continents
Asia  
Europe  

Minority Language
Not spoken in any of the countries  
Italian Repubilc, Montenegro, Republic of Macedonia, Republic of Serbia, Romania  

Regulated By
-  
Academy of Sciences of Albania, Tirana  

Interesting Facts
  • Mossi languages use pitch to distinguish meanings.
  • Mossi is the 2nd largest ethnic group in Ivory Coast.
  
  • Albanian Language has adopted words from Latin, Greek, Turkish, Italian and Slavic languages.
  • 74% Albanian people are atheist, they never go to church or mosque.
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Similar To
Dagbani Language  
Romanian  

Derived From
-  
-  

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
26  
8
36  
18

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
8  
5
7  
4

How Many Consonants
16  
6
29  
19

Scripts
Latin  
Latin  

Writing Direction
-  
Left-To-Right, Horizontal  

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
3  
2
5  
4

Time Taken to Learn
30 weeks  
10
44 weeks  
17

Greetings

Hello
Kia ora  
Përshëndetje  

Thank You
Laafi bala  
Ju faleminderit  

How Are You?
Laafi beme ?  
Si jeni?  

Good Night
Ne y yungo  
natën e mirë  

Good Evening
ne y zabre  
mirëmbrëma  

Good Afternoon
Kia ora  
mirëdita  

Good Morning
Ne y yibeogo  
mirëmengjes  

Please
gafare  
Ju lutem  

Sorry
gafare  
Me fal  

Bye
Wend na kon-d nindaare  
mirupafshim  

I Love You
Kei te aroha au ki a koe  
unë e dua ju  

Excuse Me
Y gafare  
Më falni  

Dialects

Dialect 1
Ouapadoupou  
Gheg Albanian  

Where They Speak
Burkina Faso  
Albania, Kosovo, Macedonia, Montenegro, Serbia  

How Many People Speak
7,000,000.00  
99+
3,400,000.00  
99+

Dialect 2
Saremde  
Tosk Albanian  

Where They Speak
Burkina Faso  
Albania, Greece, Kosovo, Republic of Macedonia, Turkey  

How Many People Speak
7,000,000.00  
99+
1,800,000.00  
99+

Dialect 3
Taolende  
Arbëresh  

Where They Speak
Burkina Faso  
Italy  

How Many People Speak
7,000,000.00  
33
100,000.00  
99+

Total No. Of Dialects
8  
8
4  
4

How Many People Speak

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

Speaking Population
0.11 %  
99+
0.11 %  
99+

Native Speakers
7.60 million  
99+
3.10 million  
99+

Second Language Speakers
5.00 million  
99+
3.60 million  
99+

Native Name
Mosse  
shqip / gjuha shqipe  

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

French Name
moré  
albanais  

German Name
Mossi-Sprache  
Albanisch  

Pronunciation
[mɔ̀ːsì]  
[ʃcip]  

Ethnicity
Mossi  
Albanians  

History

Origin
11th Century AD  
1462 AD  

Language Family
Niger-Congo Family  
Indo-European Family  

Subgroup
Western Sudanic  
-  

Branch
Gur (Voltaic)  
-  

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
No early forms  
Old Albanian  

Standard Forms
Mossi  
Standard Albanian  

Language Position
37  
34
14  
13

Signed Forms
Mossi Sign Language  
Albanian Sign Language (AlbSL, in Albanian Gjuha Shenjave e Shqipe)  

Scope
Individual  
Individual  

Code

ISO 639 1
No data Available  
sq  

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
mos  
sqi  

ISO 639 2/B
mos  
alb  

ISO 639 3
mos  
sqi  

ISO 639 6
mos  
sqi  

Glottocode
moss1236  
alba1267  

Linguasphere
No data Available  
55-AAA-aaa  

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living  
Living  

Language Linguistic Typology
-  
Subject-Verb-Object  

Language Morphological Typology
-  
Synthetic  

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Mossi and Albanian Language History

Comparison of Mossi vs Albanian language history gives us differences between origin of Mossi and Albanian language. History of Mossi language states that this language originated in 11th Century AD whereas history of Albanian language states that this language originated in 1462 AD. 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 Albanian Language History.

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Mossi and Albanian 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 Albanian greetings helps you to understand basic phrases in Mossi and Albanian language. Mossi word for "Hello" is Kia ora or Albanian word for "Thank You" is Ju faleminderit. Find more of such common Mossi Greetings and Albanian Greetings. These greetings will help you to be more confident when conversing with natives that speak these languages.

Mossi vs Albanian Difficulty

The Mossi vs Albanian difficulty level basically depends on the number of Mossi Alphabets and Albanian 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 Albanian are the origin, speaking countries, language family, different greetings, speaking population of these languages. Want to know in Mossi and Albanian, which language is harder to learn? Time required to learn Mossi is 30 weeks while to learn Albanian time required is 44 weeks.

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