Countries
Burkina Faso
East Java, Island of Madura, North Java, Sapudi Islands, Singapore
Total No. Of Countries
15
0
46
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National Language
Benin, Burkina Faso, Ghana, Ivory coast, Mali, Togo
Indonesia, Island of Madura
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
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Interesting Facts
- Mossi languages use pitch to distinguish meanings.
- Mossi is the 2nd largest ethnic group in Ivory Coast.
- There is unique pronunciation system in the Madurese language.
- Madurese was first written using Javanese Alphabets.
Similar To
Dagbani Language
Malay and Javanese Languages
Derived From
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Alphabets in
Alphabets
2627
18
247
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Phonology
How Many Vowels
86
0
32
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How Many Consonants
1621
9
60
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Scripts
Latin
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
Halo
Thank You
Laafi bala
matur nuwun
How Are You?
Laafi beme ?
piye kabare?
Good Night
Ne y yungo
wengi sing apik
Good Evening
ne y zabre
Sugeng sọnten
Good Afternoon
Kia ora
Sugeng siang
Good Morning
Ne y yibeogo
Sugeng énjing
Please
gafare
tolong
Sorry
gafare
Nyuwun pangapunten
Bye
Wend na kon-d nindaare
Pamit
I Love You
Kei te aroha au ki a koe
Kula tresna panjengan
Excuse Me
Y gafare
Nuwun séwu
Dialect 1
Ouapadoupou
Kangean
Where They Speak
Burkina Faso
Indonesia
How Many People Speak
7,000,000.00110,000.00
1.5
960000000
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Dialect 2
Saremde
Bawean
Where They Speak
Burkina Faso
Indonesia
How Many People Speak
7,000,000.008,000,000.00
700
274000000
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Dialect 3
Taolende
Bangkalan
Where They Speak
Burkina Faso
Indonesia
How Many People Speak
7,000,000.008,000,000.00
2
230000000
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Total No. Of Dialects
86
0
188
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How Many People Speak?
7.60 million15.00 million
0
1200
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Speaking Population
0.11 %0.23 %
0
89
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Native Speakers
7.60 million15.00 million
0
873
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Second Language Speakers
5.00 million14.00 million
0.01
400
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Native Name
Mosse
Madurese
Alternative Names
Mossi, Mòoré, Mooré, More, Moshi, Mole, Mosi, Mòoré, Moré, More, Moshi, Mole, Mosi
Basa Mathura, Madhura, Madura
French Name
moré
madourais
German Name
Mossi-Sprache
Maduresisch
Pronunciation
[mɔ̀ːsì]
[madura]
Ethnicity
Mossi
Madurese
Origin
11th Century AD
8th Century AD
Language Family
Niger-Congo Family
Austronesian Family
Subgroup
Western Sudanic
Indonesian
Branch
Gur (Voltaic)
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Language Forms
Early Forms
No early forms
No early forms
Standard Forms
Mossi
Madurese
Language Position
3769
1
120
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Signed Forms
Mossi Sign Language
Madurese Sign Language
Scope
Individual
Individual
ISO 639 1
No data Available
No data Available
ISO 639 2
ISO 639 2/T
mos
mad
ISO 639 2/B
mos
mad
ISO 639 3
mos
mad
ISO 639 6
mos
-
Glottocode
moss1236
madu1247
Linguasphere
No data Available
No data available
Types of Language
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
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Language Morphological Typology
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