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Mossi vs Maori


Maori vs Mossi


Countries

Countries
Burkina Faso  
New Zealand  

Total No. Of Countries
1  
14
1  
14

National Language
Benin, Burkina Faso, Ghana, Ivory coast, Mali, Togo  
New Zealand  

Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries  
Not spoken in any of the countries  

Speaking Continents
Asia  
Australia, Oceania  

Minority Language
Not spoken in any of the countries  
Not spoken in any of the countries  

Regulated By
-  
Māori Language Commission  

Interesting Facts
  • Mossi languages use pitch to distinguish meanings.
  • Mossi is the 2nd largest ethnic group in Ivory Coast.
  
  • "E korao no New Zealand" was the first printed Maori book in 1815.
  • The first newspaper in the Maori language was published in year 1842.
  

Similar To
Dagbani Language  
Tahitian Language  

Derived From
-  
-  

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
26  
8
20  
2

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
8  
5
5  
2

How Many Consonants
16  
6
10  
2

Scripts
Latin  
Latin  

Writing Direction
-  
-  

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
3  
2
2  
1

Time Taken to Learn
30 weeks  
10
24 weeks  
6

Greetings

Hello
Kia ora  
Hello  

Thank You
Laafi bala  
Mauruuru koutou  

How Are You?
Laafi beme ?  
E pēhea ana koe ?  

Good Night
Ne y yungo  
Night pai  

Good Evening
ne y zabre  
pai ahiahi  

Good Afternoon
Kia ora  
Afternoon pai  

Good Morning
Ne y yibeogo  
Morning pai  

Please
gafare  
Tēnā  

Sorry
gafare  
Aroha mai  

Bye
Wend na kon-d nindaare  
poroporoaki  

I Love You
Kei te aroha au ki a koe  
Aroha ahau ki a koe  

Excuse Me
Y gafare  
tukua ahau  

Dialects

Dialect 1
Ouapadoupou  
South Island Māori  

Where They Speak
Burkina Faso  
New Zealand  

How Many People Speak
7,000,000.00  
99+
150,000.00  
99+

Dialect 2
Saremde  
Western North Island Maori  

Where They Speak
Burkina Faso  
New Zealand  

How Many People Speak
7,000,000.00  
99+
150,000.00  
99+

Dialect 3
Taolende  
Eastern North Island Maori  

Where They Speak
Burkina Faso  
New Zealand  

How Many People Speak
7,000,000.00  
33
150,000.00  
99+

Total No. Of Dialects
8  
8
3  
3

How Many People Speak

How Many People Speak?
7.60 million  
99+
0.18 million  
99+

Speaking Population
0.11 %  
99+
0.01 %  
99+

Native Speakers
7.60 million  
99+
0.18 million  
99+

Second Language Speakers
5.00 million  
99+
0.10 million  
99+

Native Name
Mosse  
te Reo Māori  

Alternative Names
Mossi, Mòoré, Mooré, More, Moshi, Mole, Mosi, Mòoré, Moré, More, Moshi, Mole, Mosi  
New Zealand Maori  

French Name
moré  
maori  

German Name
Mossi-Sprache  
Maori-Sprache  

Pronunciation
[mɔ̀ːsì]  
[ˈmaɔɾi]  

Ethnicity
Mossi  
Māori people  

History

Origin
11th Century AD  
1814  

Language Family
Niger-Congo Family  
Austronesian Family  

Subgroup
Western Sudanic  
Polynesian  

Branch
Gur (Voltaic)  
-  

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
No early forms  
No early forms  

Standard Forms
Mossi  
Maori  

Language Position
37  
34
26  
24

Signed Forms
Mossi Sign Language  
Maori Sign Language  

Scope
Individual  
Individual  

Code

ISO 639 1
No data Available  
mi  

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
mos  
mri  

ISO 639 2/B
mos  
mao  

ISO 639 3
mos  
mri  

ISO 639 6
mos  
mri  

Glottocode
moss1236  
maor1246  

Linguasphere
No data Available  
No data Available  

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living  
Living  

Language Linguistic Typology
-  
-  

Language Morphological Typology
-  
-  

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Mossi and Maori Language History

Comparison of Mossi vs Maori language history gives us differences between origin of Mossi and Maori language. History of Mossi language states that this language originated in 11th Century AD whereas history of Maori language states that this language originated in 1814. 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 Maori Language History.

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

Mossi vs Maori Difficulty

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

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