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Xhosa and Mossi


Mossi and Xhosa


Countries

Countries
South Africa  
Burkina Faso  

Total No. Of Countries
1  
14
1  
14

National Language
South Africa  
Benin, Burkina Faso, Ghana, Ivory coast, Mali, Togo  

Second Language
Lesotho, South Africa  
Not spoken in any of the countries  

Speaking Continents
Africa  
Asia  

Minority Language
Botswana, Lesotho  
Not spoken in any of the countries  

Regulated By
-  
-  

Interesting Facts
  • Xhosa has 15 click sounds, borrowed from the khoi-khoi and san languages of the South Africa.
  • The same sequence of consonants and vowels can have different meaning when said with different tones, so Xhosa is tonal.
  
  • Mossi languages use pitch to distinguish meanings.
  • Mossi is the 2nd largest ethnic group in Ivory Coast.
  

Similar To
Zulu, Swazi, and Ndebele  
Dagbani Language  

Derived From
Khoi-Khoi and San Languages  
-  

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
53  
32
26  
8

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
10  
7
8  
5

How Many Consonants
43  
32
16  
6

Scripts
Latin  
Latin  

Writing Direction
-  
-  

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
3  
2
3  
2

Time Taken to Learn
44 weeks  
17
30 weeks  
10

Greetings

Hello
Molo  
Kia ora  

Thank You
Ndiyabulela  
Laafi bala  

How Are You?
Unjani  
Laafi beme ?  

Good Night
Ulale kakuhle  
Ne y yungo  

Good Evening
Ubusuku obuhle  
ne y zabre  

Good Afternoon
Uben' emva kwemini entle  
Kia ora  

Good Morning
Molo  
Ne y yibeogo  

Please
Ndicela  
gafare  

Sorry
Ndicela uxolo  
gafare  

Bye
Uhambe/Usale kakuhle  
Wend na kon-d nindaare  

I Love You
Ndiyakuthanda  
Kei te aroha au ki a koe  

Excuse Me
Uxolo  
Y gafare  

Dialects

Dialect 1
Gcaleka  
Ouapadoupou  

Where They Speak
South Africa  
Burkina Faso  

How Many People Speak
19,000,000.00  
30
7,000,000.00  
99+

Dialect 2
Thembu  
Saremde  

Where They Speak
South Africa  
Burkina Faso  

How Many People Speak
19,000,000.00  
27
7,000,000.00  
99+

Dialect 3
Hlubi  
Taolende  

Where They Speak
South Africa  
Burkina Faso  

How Many People Speak
19.00  
99+
7,000,000.00  
33

Total No. Of Dialects
9  
9
8  
8

How Many People Speak

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

Speaking Population
0.11 %  
99+
0.11 %  
99+

Native Speakers
8.20 million  
99+
7.60 million  
99+

Second Language Speakers
11.00 million  
39
5.00 million  
99+

Native Name
isiXhosa  
Mosse  

Alternative Names
“Cauzuh” (pej.), Isixhosa, Koosa, Xosa  
Mossi, Mòoré, Mooré, More, Moshi, Mole, Mosi, Mòoré, Moré, More, Moshi, Mole, Mosi  

French Name
xhosa  
moré  

German Name
Xhosa-Sprache  
Mossi-Sprache  

Pronunciation
[ˈkǁʰɔ̀ːsa]  
[mɔ̀ːsì]  

Ethnicity
amaXhosa, amaBhaca  
Mossi  

History

Origin
16th Century  
11th Century AD  

Language Family
Niger-Congo Family  
Niger-Congo Family  

Subgroup
Benue-Congo  
Western Sudanic  

Branch
Bantu  
Gur (Voltaic)  

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
No early forms  
No early forms  

Standard Forms
isiXhosa  
Mossi  

Language Position
21  
19
37  
34

Signed Forms
Signed Xhosa  
Mossi Sign Language  

Scope
Individual  
Individual  

Code

ISO 639 1
xh  
No data Available  

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
xho  
mos  

ISO 639 2/B
xho  
mos  

ISO 639 3
xho  
mos  

ISO 639 6
xho  
mos  

Glottocode
xhos1239  
moss1236  

Linguasphere
99-AUT-fa  
No data Available  

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living  
Living  

Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Verb-Object  
-  

Language Morphological Typology
-  
-  

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

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Xhosa and Mossi Speaking population

Xhosa and Mossi speaking population is one of the factors based on which Xhosa and Mossi languages can be compared. The total count of Xhosa and Mossi Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Xhosa language is 0.11 % 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 Xhosa and Mossi on Xhosa vs Mossi where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.

Xhosa and Mossi Language Codes

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

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