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Mossi vs Urdu


Urdu vs Mossi


Countries

Countries
Burkina Faso  
India, Pakistan  

Total No. Of Countries
1  
14
2  
13

National Language
Benin, Burkina Faso, Ghana, Ivory coast, Mali, Togo  
Pakistan  

Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries  
Pakistan  

Speaking Continents
Asia  
Asia, Oceania  

Minority Language
Not spoken in any of the countries  
India  

Regulated By
-  
National Council for Promotion of Urdu Language, India, National Language Authority, Pakistan  

Interesting Facts
  • Mossi languages use pitch to distinguish meanings.
  • Mossi is the 2nd largest ethnic group in Ivory Coast.
  
  • Urdu is a language of beauty and grace, that adds meaning to prose and charm to poetry.
  • Different languages such as Arabic, Persian and Turkish gave birth and richness to Urdu.
  

Similar To
Dagbani Language  
Arabic and Hindi Languages  

Derived From
-  
Ghaznavid Persian Language  

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
26  
8
52  
31

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
8  
5
10  
7

How Many Consonants
16  
6
40  
29

Scripts
Latin  
Arabic  

Writing Direction
-  
Right-To-Left, Horizontal  

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
3  
2
4  
3

Time Taken to Learn
30 weeks  
10
44 weeks  
17

Greetings

Hello
Kia ora  
خوش آمديد  

Thank You
Laafi bala  
آپ کا شکریہ  

How Are You?
Laafi beme ?  
آپ کیسے ہیں؟  

Good Night
Ne y yungo  
گڈ نائٹ  

Good Evening
ne y zabre  
سلام علیکم  

Good Afternoon
Kia ora  
گڈ آفٹر نون  

Good Morning
Ne y yibeogo  
گڈ مارننگ  

Please
gafare  
براہ مہربانی  

Sorry
gafare  
معاف کرنا  

Bye
Wend na kon-d nindaare  
الوداع  

I Love You
Kei te aroha au ki a koe  
مجھے تم سے محبت  

Excuse Me
Y gafare  
معاف کیجئے گا  

Dialects

Dialect 1
Ouapadoupou  
Dakhini  

Where They Speak
Burkina Faso  
India  

How Many People Speak
7,000,000.00  
99+
11,000,000.00  
36

Dialect 2
Saremde  
Hyderabadi Urdu  

Where They Speak
Burkina Faso  
India  

How Many People Speak
7,000,000.00  
99+
69,000,000.00  
12

Dialect 3
Taolende  
Rekhta  

Where They Speak
Burkina Faso  
South Asia  

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

Total No. Of Dialects
8  
8
3  
3

How Many People Speak

How Many People Speak?
7.60 million  
99+
104.00 million  
15

Speaking Population
0.11 %  
99+
0.99 %  
21

Native Speakers
7.60 million  
99+
61.00 million  
19

Second Language Speakers
5.00 million  
99+
43.00 million  
20

Native Name
Mosse  
اُردُو  

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

French Name
moré  
ourdou  

German Name
Mossi-Sprache  
Urdu  

Pronunciation
[mɔ̀ːsì]  
[ˈʊrd̪u]  

Ethnicity
Mossi  
Urdu-speaking people  

History

Origin
11th Century AD  
12th Century CE  

Language Family
Niger-Congo Family  
Indo-European Family  

Subgroup
Western Sudanic  
Indo-Iranian  

Branch
Gur (Voltaic)  
Indic  

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
No early forms  
No early forms  

Standard Forms
Mossi  
Modern Standard Urdu  

Language Position
37  
34
20  
18

Signed Forms
Mossi Sign Language  
Signed Urdu  

Scope
Individual  
Individual  

Code

ISO 639 1
No data Available  
ur  

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
mos  
urd  

ISO 639 2/B
mos  
urd  

ISO 639 3
mos  
urd  

ISO 639 6
mos  
urd  

Glottocode
moss1236  
urdu1245  

Linguasphere
No data Available  
59-AAF-q  

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living  
Living  

Language Linguistic Typology
-  
-  

Language Morphological Typology
-  
Fusional  

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Mossi and Urdu Language History

Comparison of Mossi vs Urdu language history gives us differences between origin of Mossi and Urdu language. History of Mossi language states that this language originated in 11th Century AD whereas history of Urdu language states that this language originated in 12th Century CE. 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 Urdu Language History.

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

Mossi vs Urdu Difficulty

The Mossi vs Urdu difficulty level basically depends on the number of Mossi Alphabets and Urdu 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 Urdu are the origin, speaking countries, language family, different greetings, speaking population of these languages. Want to know in Mossi and Urdu, which language is harder to learn? Time required to learn Mossi is 30 weeks while to learn Urdu time required is 44 weeks.

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