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Mossi vs Arabic


Arabic vs Mossi


Countries

Countries
Burkina Faso  
Algeria, Bahrain, Chad, Comoros, Djibouti, Egypt, Eritrea, Iraq, Israel, Jordan, Kuwait, Lebanon, Libya, Mauritania, Morocco, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Somalia, Sudan, Tunisia, United Arab Emirates, Yemen  

Total No. Of Countries
1  
14
23  
4

National Language
Benin, Burkina Faso, Ghana, Ivory coast, Mali, Togo  
Algeria, Bahrain, Comoros, Djibouti, Egypt, Jordan, Kuwait, Lebanon, Libya, Mauritania, Morocco, Oman, Palestine, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Somalia, Sudan, Syria, United Arab Emirates, Yemen  

Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries  
Not spoken in any of the countries  

Speaking Continents
Asia  
Africa, Asia  

Minority Language
Not spoken in any of the countries  
Not spoken in any of the countries  

Regulated By
-  
Academy of the Arabic Language, Arabic Language International Council  

Interesting Facts
  • Mossi languages use pitch to distinguish meanings.
  • Mossi is the 2nd largest ethnic group in Ivory Coast.
  
  • Arabic is 5th common language in world.
  • Classical Arabic is the language of Quran and also it is official language. Classical Arabic is the only way to learn Arabic language in academic way and it does not change.
  

Similar To
Dagbani Language  
Amharic and Hebrew  

Derived From
-  
-  

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
26  
8
28  
10

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
8  
5
8  
5

How Many Consonants
16  
6
28  
18

Scripts
Latin  
Arabic  

Writing Direction
-  
Right-To-Left, Horizontal  

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
3  
2
4  
3

Time Taken to Learn
30 weeks  
10
88 weeks  
19

Greetings

Hello
Kia ora  
مرحبا  

Thank You
Laafi bala  
شكرا  

How Are You?
Laafi beme ?  
كيف حالك؟  

Good Night
Ne y yungo  
تصبح على خير  

Good Evening
ne y zabre  
مساء الخير  

Good Afternoon
Kia ora  
مساء الخير  

Good Morning
Ne y yibeogo  
صباح الخير  

Please
gafare  
من فضلك  

Sorry
gafare  
آسف  

Bye
Wend na kon-d nindaare  
وداعا  

I Love You
Kei te aroha au ki a koe  
أحبك  

Excuse Me
Y gafare  
اعذرني  

Dialects

Dialect 1
Ouapadoupou  
Maghrebi  

Where They Speak
Burkina Faso  
Algeria, Libya, Maghreb, Morocco, Tunisia  

How Many People Speak
7,000,000.00  
99+
310,000,000.00  
2

Dialect 2
Saremde  
Sudanese  

Where They Speak
Burkina Faso  
Sudan  

How Many People Speak
7,000,000.00  
99+
17,000,000.00  
29

Dialect 3
Taolende  
Levantine  

Where They Speak
Burkina Faso  
Cyprus, Levant  

How Many People Speak
7,000,000.00  
33
21,000,000.00  
23

Total No. Of Dialects
8  
8
26  
22

How Many People Speak

How Many People Speak?
7.60 million  
99+
452.00 million  
4

Speaking Population
0.11 %  
99+
4.43 %  
6

Native Speakers
7.60 million  
99+
206.00 million  
6

Second Language Speakers
5.00 million  
99+
246.00 million  
2

Native Name
Mosse  
(al arabiya) العربية  

Alternative Names
Mossi, Mòoré, Mooré, More, Moshi, Mole, Mosi, Mòoré, Moré, More, Moshi, Mole, Mosi  
Al-’Arabiyya, Al-Fusha, Literary Arabic  

French Name
moré  
arabe  

German Name
Mossi-Sprache  
Arabisch  

Pronunciation
[mɔ̀ːsì]  
/al ʕarabijja/, /ʕarabi/  

Ethnicity
Mossi  
Arabs  

History

Origin
11th Century AD  
512 CE  

Language Family
Niger-Congo Family  
Afro-Asiatic Family, Semitic Family  

Subgroup
Western Sudanic  
Semitic  

Branch
Gur (Voltaic)  
North Arabic  

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
No early forms  
No early forms  

Standard Forms
Mossi  
Modern Standard Arabic  

Language Position
37  
34
25  
23

Signed Forms
Mossi Sign Language  
Signed Arabic  

Scope
Individual  
Macrolanguage  

Code

ISO 639 1
No data Available  
ar  

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
mos  
ara  

ISO 639 2/B
mos  
ara  

ISO 639 3
mos  
ara  

ISO 639 6
mos  
ara  

Glottocode
moss1236  
arab1395  

Linguasphere
No data Available  
12-AAC  

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living  
Living  

Language Linguistic Typology
-  
Subject-Verb-Object  

Language Morphological Typology
-  
Fusional, Synthetic  

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Mossi and Arabic Language History

Comparison of Mossi vs Arabic language history gives us differences between origin of Mossi and Arabic language. History of Mossi language states that this language originated in 11th Century AD whereas history of Arabic language states that this language originated in 512 CE. 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 Arabic Language History.

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

Mossi vs Arabic Difficulty

The Mossi vs Arabic difficulty level basically depends on the number of Mossi Alphabets and Arabic 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 Arabic are the origin, speaking countries, language family, different greetings, speaking population of these languages. Want to know in Mossi and Arabic, which language is harder to learn? Time required to learn Mossi is 30 weeks while to learn Arabic time required is 88 weeks.

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