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Navajo and Mossi


Mossi and Navajo


Countries

Countries
United States of America  
Burkina Faso  

Total No. Of Countries
1  
14
1  
14

National Language
United States of America  
Benin, Burkina Faso, Ghana, Ivory coast, Mali, Togo  

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

Speaking Continents
North America  
Asia  

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

Regulated By
-  
-  

Interesting Facts
  • Navajo language is tonal language, as it heavily relies on pitch to distinguish between similar words.
  • Navajo ethinc group is 2nd largest Native American group.
  
  • Mossi languages use pitch to distinguish meanings.
  • Mossi is the 2nd largest ethnic group in Ivory Coast.
  

Similar To
Apache Language  
Dagbani Language  

Derived From
-  
-  

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
36  
18
26  
8

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
12  
9
8  
5

How Many Consonants
34  
24
16  
6

Scripts
Latin  
Latin  

Writing Direction
-  
-  

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
2  
1
3  
2

Time Taken to Learn
88 weeks  
19
30 weeks  
10

Greetings

Hello
Yá'át'ééh  
Kia ora  

Thank You
Ahéhee'  
Laafi bala  

How Are You?
Ąąʼ haʼíí baa naniná?  
Laafi beme ?  

Good Night
Yá'át'ééh hiiłchi'į'  
Ne y yungo  

Good Evening
Yá'át'ééh ałní'íní  
ne y zabre  

Good Afternoon
Yá'át'ééh  
Kia ora  

Good Morning
Yá'át'ééh abíní  
Ne y yibeogo  

Please
T'aa shoodi  
gafare  

Sorry
Nízhdził  
gafare  

Bye
Hágoónee’  
Wend na kon-d nindaare  

I Love You
Ayóó ánííníshí  
Kei te aroha au ki a koe  

Excuse Me
Shoohá  
Y gafare  

Dialects

Dialect 1
Navajo1  
Ouapadoupou  

Where They Speak
Arizona  
Burkina Faso  

How Many People Speak
170,000.00  
99+
7,000,000.00  
99+

Dialect 2
Navajo2  
Saremde  

Where They Speak
New Mexico  
Burkina Faso  

How Many People Speak
170,000.00  
99+
7,000,000.00  
99+

Dialect 3
Navajo3  
Taolende  

Where They Speak
Utah  
Burkina Faso  

How Many People Speak
120,000.00  
99+
7,000,000.00  
33

Total No. Of Dialects
4  
4
8  
8

How Many People Speak

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

Speaking Population
0.05 %  
99+
0.11 %  
99+

Native Speakers
1.70 million  
99+
7.60 million  
99+

Second Language Speakers
0.17 million  
99+
5.00 million  
99+

Native Name
Diné Bizaad / Dinék'ehjí  
Mosse  

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

French Name
navaho  
moré  

German Name
Navajo-Sprache  
Mossi-Sprache  

Pronunciation
[ˈnævəhoʊ]  
[mɔ̀ːsì]  

Ethnicity
Navajo people  
Mossi  

History

Origin
1500 CE  
11th Century AD  

Language Family
Dené–Yeniseian Family  
Niger-Congo Family  

Subgroup
Athapascan  
Western Sudanic  

Branch
-  
Gur (Voltaic)  

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
No early forms  
No early forms  

Standard Forms
Navajo  
Mossi  

Language Position
29  
27
37  
34

Signed Forms
Navajo Sign Language  
Mossi Sign Language  

Scope
Individual  
Individual  

Code

ISO 639 1
nv  
No data Available  

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
nav  
mos  

ISO 639 2/B
nav  
mos  

ISO 639 3
nav  
mos  

ISO 639 6
nav  
mos  

Glottocode
nava1243  
moss1236  

Linguasphere
No data available  
No data Available  

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living  
Living  

Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Object-Verb  
-  

Language Morphological Typology
Fusional, Polysynthetic, Synthetic  
-  

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All Navajo and Mossi Dialects

Most languages have dialects where each dialect differ from other dialect with respect to grammar and vocabulary. Here you will get to know all Navajo and Mossi dialects. Various dialects of Navajo and Mossi language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Navajo are spoken in different Navajo Speaking Countries whereas Mossi Dialects are spoken in different Mossi speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Navajo vs Mossi Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Navajo dialects include: Navajo1, Navajo2. Mossi dialects include: Ouapadoupou , Saremde. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.

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Navajo and Mossi Speaking population

Navajo and Mossi speaking population is one of the factors based on which Navajo and Mossi languages can be compared. The total count of Navajo and Mossi Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Navajo language is 0.05 % whereas the percentage of people speaking Mossi language is 0.11 %. When we compare the speaking population of any two languages we get to know which of two languages is more popular. Find more details about how many people speak Navajo and Mossi on Navajo vs Mossi where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.

Navajo and Mossi Language Codes

Navajo and Mossi language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Navajo and Mossi Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.

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