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Mossi vs Indonesian


Indonesian vs Mossi


Countries

Countries
Burkina Faso  
Indonesia  

Total No. Of Countries
1  
14
1  
14

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

Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries  
East Timor, Indonesia  

Speaking Continents
Asia  
Asia  

Minority Language
Not spoken in any of the countries  
Denmark, East Timor, Netherlands  

Regulated By
-  
Badan Pengembangan dan Pembinaan Bahasa  

Interesting Facts
  • Mossi languages use pitch to distinguish meanings.
  • Mossi is the 2nd largest ethnic group in Ivory Coast.
  
  • The modern Indonesian language uses many loan words from Persian, Chinese and Arabic.
  • In Indonesian language, spelling is phonetically precise, so that words are spelled as they sound.
  

Similar To
Dagbani Language  
Malay language  

Derived From
-  
Malay and Dutch Languages  

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
26  
8
26  
8

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
8  
5
6  
3

How Many Consonants
16  
6
19  
9

Scripts
Latin  
Latin  

Writing Direction
-  
-  

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
3  
2
7  
6

Time Taken to Learn
30 weeks  
10
36 weeks  
13

Greetings

Hello
Kia ora  
Halo  

Thank You
Laafi bala  
Terima kasih  

How Are You?
Laafi beme ?  
Apa kabar?  

Good Night
Ne y yungo  
Selamat Malam  

Good Evening
ne y zabre  
Malam yang baik  

Good Afternoon
Kia ora  
Selamat Sore  

Good Morning
Ne y yibeogo  
Selamat Pagi  

Please
gafare  
mohon Untuk  

Sorry
gafare  
maaf  

Bye
Wend na kon-d nindaare  
Selamat tinggal  

I Love You
Kei te aroha au ki a koe  
Aku cinta kamu  

Excuse Me
Y gafare  
Permisi  

Dialects

Dialect 1
Ouapadoupou  
Sundanese  

Where They Speak
Burkina Faso  
Indonesia  

How Many People Speak
7,000,000.00  
99+
38,000,000.00  
19

Dialect 2
Saremde  
Balinese  

Where They Speak
Burkina Faso  
Bali, Indonesia, Lombok and Java, Nusa Penida  

How Many People Speak
7,000,000.00  
99+
3,300,000.00  
99+

Dialect 3
Taolende  
Minangkabau  

Where They Speak
Burkina Faso  
Indonesia, Malaysia  

How Many People Speak
7,000,000.00  
33
6,000,000.00  
34

Total No. Of Dialects
8  
8
46  
30

How Many People Speak

How Many People Speak?
7.60 million  
99+
163.00 million  
11

Speaking Population
0.11 %  
99+
1.16 %  
15

Native Speakers
7.60 million  
99+
23.00 million  
34

Second Language Speakers
5.00 million  
99+
140.00 million  
4

Native Name
Mosse  
Bahasa Melayu  

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

French Name
moré  
indonésien  

German Name
Mossi-Sprache  
Bahasa Indonesia  

Pronunciation
[mɔ̀ːsì]  
[bahaˈsa indoneˈsia]  

Ethnicity
Mossi  
Indonesians  

History

Origin
11th Century AD  
7th Century  

Language Family
Niger-Congo Family  
Austronesian Family  

Subgroup
Western Sudanic  
Indonesian  

Branch
Gur (Voltaic)  
-  

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
No early forms  
Old Malay  

Standard Forms
Mossi  
Indonesian  

Language Position
37  
34
56  
99+

Signed Forms
Mossi Sign Language  
Sistem Isyarat Bahasa Indonesia (SIBI, "Signed Indonesian")  

Scope
Individual  
Individual  

Code

ISO 639 1
No data Available  
id  

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
mos  
ind  

ISO 639 2/B
mos  
ind  

ISO 639 3
mos  
ind  

ISO 639 6
mos  
ind  

Glottocode
moss1236  
indo1316  

Linguasphere
No data Available  
No data available  

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living  
Living  

Language Linguistic Typology
-  
Subject-Verb-Object  

Language Morphological Typology
-  
Agglutinative  

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Mossi and Indonesian Language History

Comparison of Mossi vs Indonesian language history gives us differences between origin of Mossi and Indonesian language. History of Mossi language states that this language originated in 11th Century AD whereas history of Indonesian language states that this language originated in 7th Century. 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 Indonesian Language History.

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

Mossi vs Indonesian Difficulty

The Mossi vs Indonesian difficulty level basically depends on the number of Mossi Alphabets and Indonesian 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 Indonesian are the origin, speaking countries, language family, different greetings, speaking population of these languages. Want to know in Mossi and Indonesian, which language is harder to learn? Time required to learn Mossi is 30 weeks while to learn Indonesian time required is 36 weeks.

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