Countries
Burkina Faso
India, Manipur
Total No. Of Countries
11
0
46
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National Language
Benin, Burkina Faso, Ghana, Ivory coast, Mali, Togo
Bangladesh, Burma, Northeast India
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
Assam, Manipur, Tripura
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.
- Meithei Language is currently classified as a vulnerable language by UNESCO.
- The oldest document in Methei language was dated back in 8th century were inscriptions on the copper plate.
Similar To
Dagbani Language
Bengali, Odia, Maithili and Meithei Languages
Derived From
-
-
Alphabets in
Alphabets
2627
18
247
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Phonology
How Many Vowels
86
0
32
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How Many Consonants
1615
9
60
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Scripts
Latin
Bengali
Writing Direction
-
-
Hard to Learn
Language Levels
33
2
12
👆🏻
Time Taken to Learn
30 weeks44 weeks
3
88
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Hello
Kia ora
Khurumjari
Thank You
Laafi bala
Yamna nungaijare
How Are You?
Laafi beme ?
Nung_ngai_biribra adombo?
Good Night
Ne y yungo
Athengba Ahing
Good Evening
ne y zabre
মানিপুরি
Good Afternoon
Kia ora
দুপুরোয়াক নমস্কাৰ
Good Morning
Ne y yibeogo
Nongale haugatl
Please
gafare
Chanbiduna
Sorry
gafare
Saobiganu
Bye
Wend na kon-d nindaare
Chatcharage
I Love You
Kei te aroha au ki a koe
Eina nangbu nungsi
Excuse Me
Y gafare
দুঃখিত
Dialect 1
Ouapadoupou
Loi
Where They Speak
Burkina Faso
Burma, Laos
How Many People Speak
7,000,000.005,000.00
1.5
960000000
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Dialect 2
Saremde
Pangal
Where They Speak
Burkina Faso
Bangladesh, India
How Many People Speak
7,000,000.00273,000.00
700
274000000
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Dialect 3
Taolende
Meithei proper
Where They Speak
Burkina Faso
Bangladesh, Burma, Northeast India
How Many People Speak
7,000,000.001,250,000.00
2
230000000
👆🏻
Total No. Of Dialects
86
0
188
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How Many People Speak?
7.60 million1.50 million
0
1200
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Speaking Population
0.11 %0.01 %
0
89
👆🏻
Native Speakers
7.60 million1.50 million
0
873
👆🏻
Second Language Speakers
5.00 million1.50 million
0.01
400
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Native Name
Mosse
মৈইতৈইলোন
Alternative Names
Mossi, Mòoré, Mooré, More, Moshi, Mole, Mosi, Mòoré, Moré, More, Moshi, Mole, Mosi
Kathe, Kathi, Manipuri, Meiteilon, Meiteiron, Meithe, Meitei, Menipuri, Mitei, Mithe, Ponna
French Name
moré
Meithei
German Name
Mossi-Sprache
Meithei
Pronunciation
[mɔ̀ːsì]
[ˈmeɪteɪ]
Ethnicity
Mossi
Meithei people
Origin
11th Century AD
1700
Language Family
Niger-Congo Family
Sino-Tibetan Family
Subgroup
Western Sudanic
Tibeto-Burman
Branch
Gur (Voltaic)
-
Language Forms
Early Forms
No early forms
No early forms
Standard Forms
Mossi
Standard Meithei
Language Position
3738
1
120
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Signed Forms
Mossi Sign Language
Meithei Sign Language
Scope
Individual
-
ISO 639 1
No data Available
No data available
ISO 639 2
ISO 639 2/T
mos
mni
ISO 639 2/B
mos
mni
ISO 639 3
mos
mni
ISO 639 6
mos
mni
Glottocode
moss1236
mani1292
Linguasphere
No data Available
omp
Types of Language
Language Type
Living
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Language Linguistic Typology
-
-
Language Morphological Typology
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