Countries
Burkina Faso
European Union, Ireland
Total No. Of Countries
12
0
46
👆🏻
National Language
Benin, Burkina Faso, Ghana, Ivory coast, Mali, Togo
Ireland
Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
Ireland
Speaking Continents
Asia
Europe
Minority Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
United Kingdom
Regulated By
-
Foras na Gaeilge
Interesting Facts
- Mossi languages use pitch to distinguish meanings.
- Mossi is the 2nd largest ethnic group in Ivory Coast.
- In Irish language, there are no exact words for "yes" or "no".
- There are different set of numbers for counting humans and another set for counting non-humans in Irish Language.
Similar To
Dagbani Language
Scottish Gaelic and Welsh Languages
Derived From
-
-
Alphabets in
Alphabets
2618
18
247
👆🏻
Phonology
How Many Vowels
85
0
32
👆🏻
How Many Consonants
1613
9
60
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Scripts
Latin
Latin
Writing Direction
-
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Hard to Learn
Language Levels
35
2
12
👆🏻
Time Taken to Learn
30 weeks36 weeks
3
88
👆🏻
Hello
Kia ora
Dia dhuit
Thank You
Laafi bala
Go raibh maith agat
How Are You?
Laafi beme ?
Conas atá tú ?
Good Night
Ne y yungo
Oíche mhaith
Good Evening
ne y zabre
Tráthnóna maith duit
Good Afternoon
Kia ora
Tráthnóna maith duit
Good Morning
Ne y yibeogo
Dia dhuit ar maidin
Please
gafare
le do thoil
Sorry
gafare
Tá brón orm
Bye
Wend na kon-d nindaare
Slán
I Love You
Kei te aroha au ki a koe
Is breá liom thú
Excuse Me
Y gafare
Gabh mo leithscéal
Dialect 1
Ouapadoupou
Connacht Irish
Where They Speak
Burkina Faso
Connacht
How Many People Speak
7,000,000.00100,000.00
1.5
960000000
👆🏻
Dialect 2
Saremde
Munster Irish
Where They Speak
Burkina Faso
Munster
How Many People Speak
7,000,000.00150,000.00
700
274000000
👆🏻
Dialect 3
Taolende
Ulster Irish
Where They Speak
Burkina Faso
Ulster
How Many People Speak
7,000,000.00140,000.00
2
230000000
👆🏻
Total No. Of Dialects
84
0
188
👆🏻
How Many People Speak?
7.60 million1.79 million
0
1200
👆🏻
Speaking Population
0.11 %0.03 %
0
89
👆🏻
Native Speakers
7.60 million0.14 million
0
873
👆🏻
Second Language Speakers
5.00 million1.65 million
0.01
400
👆🏻
Native Name
Mosse
Gaeilge (na hÉireann) / An Ghaeilge
Alternative Names
Mossi, Mòoré, Mooré, More, Moshi, Mole, Mosi, Mòoré, Moré, More, Moshi, Mole, Mosi
Erse, Gaeilge, Gaelic Irish
French Name
moré
irlandais moyen
German Name
Mossi-Sprache
Mittelirisch
Pronunciation
[mɔ̀ːsì]
[ˈɡeːlʲɟə]
Ethnicity
Mossi
Irish people
Origin
11th Century AD
c. 750
Language Family
Niger-Congo Family
Indo-European Family
Subgroup
Western Sudanic
Celtic
Branch
Gur (Voltaic)
Goidelic
Language Forms
Early Forms
No early forms
Primitive Irish, Old Irish, Middle Irish, Classical Irish, Irish
Standard Forms
Mossi
An Caighdeán Oifigiúil
Language Position
3725
1
120
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Signed Forms
Mossi Sign Language
Irish Sign Language
Scope
Individual
Individual
ISO 639 1
No data Available
ga
ISO 639 2
ISO 639 2/T
mos
gle
ISO 639 2/B
mos
gle
ISO 639 3
mos
gle
ISO 639 6
mos
gle
Glottocode
moss1236
iris1253
Linguasphere
No data Available
50-AAA
Types of Language
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
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Verb-Subject-Object
Language Morphological Typology
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Fusional