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Santali vs Mossi


Mossi vs 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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Santali and Mossi Language History

Comparison of Santali vs Mossi language history gives us differences between origin of Santali and Mossi language. History of Santali language states that this language originated in 20th century whereas history of Mossi language states that this language originated in 11th Century AD. 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 Santali and Mossi Language History.

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Santali and Mossi 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 Santali and Mossi greetings helps you to understand basic phrases in Santali and Mossi language. Santali word for "Hello" is Henda ho or Mossi word for "Thank You" is Laafi bala. Find more of such common Santali Greetings and Mossi Greetings. These greetings will help you to be more confident when conversing with natives that speak these languages.

Santali vs Mossi Difficulty

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

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