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Mossi vs Italian


Italian vs Mossi


Countries

Countries
Burkina Faso  
Croatia, European Union, Italy, San Marino, Slovenia, Switzerland, Vatican City  

Total No. Of Countries
1  
14
7  
8

National Language
Benin, Burkina Faso, Ghana, Ivory coast, Mali, Togo  
Italy, San Marino, Switzerland, Vatican City  

Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries  
Albania, Croatia, Malta, Slovenia  

Speaking Continents
Asia  
Europe  

Minority Language
Not spoken in any of the countries  
Crimea, Eritrea, France, Libya, Monaco, Montenegro, Romania, Somalia  

Regulated By
-  
Accademia della Crusca (Academy of the bran)  

Interesting Facts
  • Mossi languages use pitch to distinguish meanings.
  • Mossi is the 2nd largest ethnic group in Ivory Coast.
  
  • One of the most romantic and melodic language in the history of the world is Italian.
  • Italian Language is in the top three of the most widely spoken European languages in Europe.
  

Similar To
Dagbani Language  
French and Portuguese Languages  

Derived From
-  
Latin  

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
26  
8
21  
3

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
8  
5
5  
2

How Many Consonants
16  
6
16  
6

Scripts
Latin  
Latin  

Writing Direction
-  
Left-To-Right, Horizontal  

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
3  
2
6  
5

Time Taken to Learn
30 weeks  
10
24 weeks  
6

Greetings

Hello
Kia ora  
ciao  

Thank You
Laafi bala  
grazie  

How Are You?
Laafi beme ?  
Come stai?  

Good Night
Ne y yungo  
buonanotte  

Good Evening
ne y zabre  
buonasera  

Good Afternoon
Kia ora  
buon pomeriggio  

Good Morning
Ne y yibeogo  
buongiorno  

Please
gafare  
Per Favore  

Sorry
gafare  
scusate  

Bye
Wend na kon-d nindaare  
arrivederci  

I Love You
Kei te aroha au ki a koe  
Ti amo  

Excuse Me
Y gafare  
Scusami  

Dialects

Dialect 1
Ouapadoupou  
Romanesco  

Where They Speak
Burkina Faso  
Lazio  

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

Dialect 2
Saremde  
Central Italian  

Where They Speak
Burkina Faso  
Abruzzo, central Marche, Lazio, south Tuscany, Umbria  

How Many People Speak
7,000,000.00  
99+
5,000,000.00  
99+

Dialect 3
Taolende  
Tuscan  

Where They Speak
Burkina Faso  
Corsica, Gallura, Haute-Corse, Sardinia, Tuscany, Umbria  

How Many People Speak
7,000,000.00  
33
69,000,000.00  
11

Total No. Of Dialects
8  
8
15  
14

How Many People Speak

How Many People Speak?
7.60 million  
99+
78.00 million  
21

Speaking Population
0.11 %  
99+
0.90 %  
23

Native Speakers
7.60 million  
99+
64.00 million  
18

Second Language Speakers
5.00 million  
99+
14.00 million  
36

Native Name
Mosse  
Italiano  

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

French Name
moré  
italien  

German Name
Mossi-Sprache  
Italienisch  

Pronunciation
[mɔ̀ːsì]  
[itaˈljaːno]  

Ethnicity
Mossi  
Italians  

History

Origin
11th Century AD  
960 BC  

Language Family
Niger-Congo Family  
Indo-European Family  

Subgroup
Western Sudanic  
Romance  

Branch
Gur (Voltaic)  
-  

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
No early forms  
No early forms  

Standard Forms
Mossi  
Italian  

Language Position
37  
34
27  
25

Signed Forms
Mossi Sign Language  
italiano segnato "Signed Italian" & italiano segnato esatto "Signed Exact Italian"  

Scope
Individual  
Individual  

Code

ISO 639 1
No data Available  
it  

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
mos  
ita  

ISO 639 2/B
mos  
ita  

ISO 639 3
mos  
ita  

ISO 639 6
mos  
itas  

Glottocode
moss1236  
ital1282  

Linguasphere
No data Available  
51-AAA-q  

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living  
Living  

Language Linguistic Typology
-  
Subject-Verb-Object  

Language Morphological Typology
-  
Fusional, Synthetic  

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Mossi and Italian Language History

Comparison of Mossi vs Italian language history gives us differences between origin of Mossi and Italian language. History of Mossi language states that this language originated in 11th Century AD whereas history of Italian language states that this language originated in 960 BC. 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 Italian Language History.

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

Mossi vs Italian Difficulty

The Mossi vs Italian difficulty level basically depends on the number of Mossi Alphabets and Italian 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 Italian are the origin, speaking countries, language family, different greetings, speaking population of these languages. Want to know in Mossi and Italian, which language is harder to learn? Time required to learn Mossi is 30 weeks while to learn Italian time required is 24 weeks.

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