Countries
Burkina Faso
Philippines
Total No. Of Countries
11
0
46
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National Language
Benin, Burkina Faso, Ghana, Ivory coast, Mali, Togo
Philippines
Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
Not spoken in any of the countries
Speaking Continents
Asia
Asia
Minority Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
Not spoken in any of the countries
Regulated By
-
Commission on the Filipino Language
Interesting Facts
- Mossi languages use pitch to distinguish meanings.
- Mossi is the 2nd largest ethnic group in Ivory Coast.
- Ilocano was originally written with Baybayin syllabary, then gradually it was replaced by Latin alphabet.
- Northwest Luzon is the original Ilocano homeland.
Similar To
Dagbani Language
Tagalog, Indonesian and Malaysian Languages
Derived From
-
-
Alphabets in
Alphabets
2632
18
247
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Phonology
How Many Vowels
86
0
32
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How Many Consonants
1620
9
60
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Scripts
Latin
Ilokano Braille, Latin
Writing Direction
-
-
Hard to Learn
Language Levels
34
2
12
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Time Taken to Learn
30 weeks44 weeks
3
88
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Hello
Kia ora
Kablaaw
Thank You
Laafi bala
Agyamanak
How Are You?
Laafi beme ?
Kumusta?
Good Night
Ne y yungo
Naimbag a rabii
Good Evening
ne y zabre
Naimbag a sardam
Good Afternoon
Kia ora
Naimbag a malem
Good Morning
Ne y yibeogo
Naimbag a bigat
Please
gafare
mangngegda
Sorry
gafare
Agpakawanak
Bye
Wend na kon-d nindaare
Pakada
I Love You
Kei te aroha au ki a koe
Ayayatenka
Excuse Me
Y gafare
Maawan-dayawen
Dialect 1
Ouapadoupou
Balangao
Where They Speak
Burkina Faso
Philippines
How Many People Speak
7,000,000.0021,000.00
1.5
960000000
👆🏻
Dialect 2
Saremde
Bontoc
Where They Speak
Burkina Faso
Philippines
How Many People Speak
7,000,000.0041,000.00
700
274000000
👆🏻
Dialect 3
Taolende
Not present
Where They Speak
Burkina Faso
Not present
How Many People Speak
7,000,000.008,000,000.00
2
230000000
👆🏻
Total No. Of Dialects
82
0
188
👆🏻
How Many People Speak?
7.60 million9.10 million
0
1200
👆🏻
Speaking Population
0.11 %0.14 %
0
89
👆🏻
Native Speakers
7.60 million9.10 million
0
873
👆🏻
Second Language Speakers
5.00 million11.00 million
0.01
400
👆🏻
Native Name
Mosse
ilokano
Alternative Names
Mossi, Mòoré, Mooré, More, Moshi, Mole, Mosi, Mòoré, Moré, More, Moshi, Mole, Mosi
Ilokano, Iloko
French Name
moré
ilocano
German Name
Mossi-Sprache
Ilokano-Sprache
Pronunciation
[mɔ̀ːsì]
[iːloˈkɑno]
Ethnicity
Mossi
Ilocano people
Origin
11th Century AD
18th Century
Language Family
Niger-Congo Family
Austronesian Family
Subgroup
Western Sudanic
-
Branch
Gur (Voltaic)
-
Language Forms
Early Forms
No early forms
No early forms
Standard Forms
Mossi
Modern Ilocano
Language Position
3794
1
120
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Signed Forms
Mossi Sign Language
Ilocano Sign Language
Scope
Individual
Individual
ISO 639 1
No data Available
No data available
ISO 639 2
ISO 639 2/T
mos
ilo
ISO 639 2/B
mos
ilo
ISO 639 3
mos
ilo
ISO 639 6
mos
ilo
Glottocode
moss1236
ilok1237
Linguasphere
No data Available
31-CBA-a
Types of Language
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
-
-
Language Morphological Typology
-
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