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Santali and Mossi


Mossi and Santali


Countries

Countries
India  
Burkina Faso  

Total No. Of Countries
1  
14
1  
14

National Language
Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Nepal  
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
Asia  
Asia  

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

Regulated By
-  
-  

Interesting Facts
  • Santali language was an oral language till nineteenth century.
  • Before the invention of Santali alphabets, Santali was written with the Bengali or Odia alphabets.
  
  • Mossi languages use pitch to distinguish meanings.
  • Mossi is the 2nd largest ethnic group in Ivory Coast.
  

Similar To
Munda Language  
Dagbani Language  

Derived From
-  
-  

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
30  
12
26  
8

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
6  
3
8  
5

How Many Consonants
21  
11
16  
6

Scripts
Bengali, Devanagari, Latin, Ol Chiki, Oriya  
Latin  

Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal  
-  

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
6  
5
3  
2

Time Taken to Learn
44 weeks  
17
30 weeks  
10

Greetings

Hello
Henda ho  
Kia ora  

Thank You
Adi Johar  
Laafi bala  

How Are You?
Cet’leka menama?  
Laafi beme ?  

Good Night
Boge Ninda  
Ne y yungo  

Good Evening
Boge Ayup’  
ne y zabre  

Good Afternoon
संध्यायान  
Kia ora  

Good Morning
Boge Setak’  
Ne y yibeogo  

Please
দয়া করে  
gafare  

Sorry
দুঃখিত  
gafare  

Bye
Hariau  
Wend na kon-d nindaare  

I Love You
ᱥᱟᱱᱛᱟᱲᱤ ᱯᱟᱹᱨᱥᱤ  
Kei te aroha au ki a koe  

Excuse Me
ᱥᱟᱱᱛᱟᱲ  
Y gafare  

Dialects

Dialect 1
Mahali  
Ouapadoupou  

Where They Speak
India  
Burkina Faso  

How Many People Speak
6,000,000.00  
99+
7,000,000.00  
99+

Dialect 2
Not present  
Saremde  

Where They Speak
-  
Burkina Faso  

How Many People Speak
6,000,000.00  
99+
7,000,000.00  
99+

Dialect 3
Not present  
Taolende  

Where They Speak
-  
Burkina Faso  

How Many People Speak
6,000,000.00  
34
7,000,000.00  
33

Total No. Of Dialects
1  
1
8  
8

How Many People Speak

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

Speaking Population
0.02 %  
99+
0.11 %  
99+

Native Speakers
6.30 million  
99+
7.60 million  
99+

Second Language Speakers
6.50 million  
99+
5.00 million  
99+

Native Name
संथाली (sãtʰālī)  
Mosse  

Alternative Names
Har, Hor, Samtali, Sandal, Sangtal, Santal, Santhali, Santhiali, Satar, Sentali, Sonthal  
Mossi, Mòoré, Mooré, More, Moshi, Mole, Mosi, Mòoré, Moré, More, Moshi, Mole, Mosi  

French Name
santal  
moré  

German Name
Santali  
Mossi-Sprache  

Pronunciation
[sɑnˈtɑli]  
[mɔ̀ːsì]  

Ethnicity
Santal and Teraibasi Santali  
Mossi  

History

Origin
20th century  
11th Century AD  

Language Family
Austroasiatic Family  
Niger-Congo Family  

Subgroup
-  
Western Sudanic  

Branch
-  
Gur (Voltaic)  

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
No early forms  
No early forms  

Standard Forms
Santali  
Mossi  

Language Position
41  
38
37  
34

Signed Forms
Santali Sign Language  
Mossi Sign Language  

Scope
Individual  
Individual  

Code

ISO 639 1
No data available  
No data Available  

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
sat  
mos  

ISO 639 2/B
sat  
mos  

ISO 639 3
sat  
mos  

ISO 639 6
sat  
mos  

Glottocode
sant1410  
moss1236  

Linguasphere
No data available  
No data Available  

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living  
Living  

Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Object-Verb  
-  

Language Morphological Typology
-  
-  

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All Santali 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 Santali and Mossi dialects. Various dialects of Santali and Mossi language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Santali are spoken in different Santali Speaking Countries whereas Mossi Dialects are spoken in different Mossi speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Santali vs Mossi Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Santali dialects include: Mahali Mossi dialects include: Ouapadoupou , Saremde. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.

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Santali and Mossi Speaking population

Santali and Mossi speaking population is one of the factors based on which Santali and Mossi languages can be compared. The total count of Santali and Mossi Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Santali language is 0.02 % 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 Santali and Mossi on Santali vs Mossi where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.

Santali and Mossi Language Codes

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

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