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Mossi vs Sanskrit


Sanskrit vs Mossi


Countries

Countries
Burkina Faso  
India  

Total No. Of Countries
1  
14
1  
14

National Language
Benin, Burkina Faso, Ghana, Ivory coast, Mali, Togo  
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  
Not spoken in any of the countries  

Regulated By
-  
-  

Interesting Facts
  • Mossi languages use pitch to distinguish meanings.
  • Mossi is the 2nd largest ethnic group in Ivory Coast.
  
  • Sanskrit language has highest number of vocabularies than any other language.
  • Sanskrit Language has proved to help in speech therapy, also it increases concentration and helps to learn maths and science better.
  

Similar To
Dagbani Language  
Old German Language  

Derived From
-  
Prakrit Language  

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
26  
8
52  
31

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
8  
5
16  
13

How Many Consonants
16  
6
36  
26

Scripts
Latin  
Devanagari  

Writing Direction
-  
Left-To-Right, Horizontal  

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
3  
2
3  
2

Time Taken to Learn
30 weeks  
10
20 weeks  
5

Greetings

Hello
Kia ora  
नमस्कारः (namaskāraḥ)  

Thank You
Laafi bala  
धन्यवादाः (dhanyawādāh)  

How Are You?
Laafi beme ?  
कथमस्ति भवान् (kathamasti bhawān)  

Good Night
Ne y yungo  
शुभरात्री (shubharātrī)  

Good Evening
ne y zabre  
शुभः सायंकालः  

Good Afternoon
Kia ora  
शुभ दुपार  

Good Morning
Ne y yibeogo  
सुप्रभातम् (suprabhātam)  

Please
gafare  
कृपया (kripayā)  

Sorry
gafare  
कृपया क्षम्यताम् (kripayā kshamyatām)  

Bye
Wend na kon-d nindaare  
पुनः मिलामः(punah milamah)  

I Love You
Kei te aroha au ki a koe  
त्वामनुरजामि (twāmanurajāmi)  

Excuse Me
Y gafare  
कृपया क्षम्यताम् (kripayā kshamyatām)  

Dialects

Dialect 1
Ouapadoupou  
Not present  

Where They Speak
Burkina Faso  
-  

How Many People Speak
7,000,000.00  
99+
140,000.00  
99+

Dialect 2
Saremde  
Not present  

Where They Speak
Burkina Faso  
-  

How Many People Speak
7,000,000.00  
99+
140,000.00  
99+

Dialect 3
Taolende  
Not present  

Where They Speak
Burkina Faso  
-  

How Many People Speak
7,000,000.00  
33
140,000.00  
99+

Total No. Of Dialects
8  
8
0  

How Many People Speak

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

Speaking Population
0.11 %  
99+
0.01 %  
99+

Native Speakers
7.60 million  
99+
14.10 million  
99+

Second Language Speakers
5.00 million  
99+
-  

Native Name
Mosse  
संस्कृतम् (saṃskṛtam)  

Alternative Names
Mossi, Mòoré, Mooré, More, Moshi, Mole, Mosi, Mòoré, Moré, More, Moshi, Mole, Mosi  
Saṃskṛtam, Sanskritam  

French Name
moré  
sanskrit  

German Name
Mossi-Sprache  
Sanskrit  

Pronunciation
[mɔ̀ːsì]  
[səmskr̩t̪əm]  

Ethnicity
Mossi  
Sanskrit speakers  

History

Origin
11th Century AD  
2000 B.C.  

Language Family
Niger-Congo Family  
Indo-European Family  

Subgroup
Western Sudanic  
Indo-Iranian  

Branch
Gur (Voltaic)  
Indic  

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
No early forms  
Vedic Sanskrit  

Standard Forms
Mossi  
Sanskrit  

Language Position
37  
34
23  
21

Signed Forms
Mossi Sign Language  
-  

Scope
Individual  
Individual  

Code

ISO 639 1
No data Available  
sa  

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
mos  
san  

ISO 639 2/B
mos  
san  

ISO 639 3
mos  
san  

ISO 639 6
mos  
san  

Glottocode
moss1236  
sans1269  

Linguasphere
No data Available  
No data available  

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living  
Ancient  

Language Linguistic Typology
-  
Subject-Object-Verb  

Language Morphological Typology
-  
Synthetic  

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Mossi and Sanskrit Language History

Comparison of Mossi vs Sanskrit language history gives us differences between origin of Mossi and Sanskrit language. History of Mossi language states that this language originated in 11th Century AD whereas history of Sanskrit language states that this language originated in 2000 B.C.. 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 Sanskrit Language History.

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

Mossi vs Sanskrit Difficulty

The Mossi vs Sanskrit difficulty level basically depends on the number of Mossi Alphabets and Sanskrit 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 Sanskrit are the origin, speaking countries, language family, different greetings, speaking population of these languages. Want to know in Mossi and Sanskrit, which language is harder to learn? Time required to learn Mossi is 30 weeks while to learn Sanskrit time required is 20 weeks.

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