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Zulu and Mossi


Mossi and Zulu


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
Botswana, Lesotho, Malawi, Mozambique, Swaziland, Zimbabwe  
Not spoken in any of the countries  

Speaking Continents
Africa  
Asia  

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

Regulated By
Pan South African Language Board  
-  

Interesting Facts
  • The meaning of word "Zulu" means "Sky"and Zulu was the name of the ancestor who founded the Zulu royal line in about 1670.
  • Zulu language has many loanwords borrowed from Afrikaans and English Languages.
  
  • Mossi languages use pitch to distinguish meanings.
  • Mossi is the 2nd largest ethnic group in Ivory Coast.
  

Similar To
Xhosa Language  
Dagbani Language  

Derived From
-  
-  

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
57  
34
26  
8

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
7  
4
8  
5

How Many Consonants
50  
35
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
Sawubona  
Kia ora  

Thank You
Ngiyabonga  
Laafi bala  

How Are You?
unjani  
Laafi beme ?  

Good Night
okuhle ebusuku  
Ne y yungo  

Good Evening
okuhle kusihlwa  
ne y zabre  

Good Afternoon
okuhle ntambama  
Kia ora  

Good Morning
okuhle ekuseni  
Ne y yibeogo  

Please
Ngiyacela  
gafare  

Sorry
Ngiyaxolisa  
gafare  

Bye
bye  
Wend na kon-d nindaare  

I Love You
Ngiyakuthanda wena  
Kei te aroha au ki a koe  

Excuse Me
Uxolo  
Y gafare  

Dialects

Dialect 1
Qwabe  
Ouapadoupou  

Where They Speak
Gabon, South Africa  
Burkina Faso  

How Many People Speak
28,000,000.00  
24
7,000,000.00  
99+

Dialect 2
central KwaZulu-Natal Zulu  
Saremde  

Where They Speak
Georgia, South Africa  
Burkina Faso  

How Many People Speak
28,000,000.00  
22
7,000,000.00  
99+

Dialect 3
Ndebele  
Taolende  

Where They Speak
Zimbabwe  
Burkina Faso  

How Many People Speak
28,000,000.00  
20
7,000,000.00  
33

Total No. Of Dialects
4  
4
8  
8

How Many People Speak

How Many People Speak?
30.00 million  
36
7.60 million  
99+

Speaking Population
0.16 %  
99+
0.11 %  
99+

Native Speakers
12.00 million  
99+
7.60 million  
99+

Second Language Speakers
16.00 million  
33
5.00 million  
99+

Native Name
isiZulu  
Mosse  

Alternative Names
Isizulu, Zunda  
Mossi, Mòoré, Mooré, More, Moshi, Mole, Mosi, Mòoré, Moré, More, Moshi, Mole, Mosi  

French Name
zoulou  
moré  

German Name
Zulu-Sprache  
Mossi-Sprache  

Pronunciation
[zuːlu]  
[mɔ̀ːsì]  

Ethnicity
Zulu people  
Mossi  

History

Origin
19  
11th Century AD  

Language Family
Niger-Congo Family  
Niger-Congo Family  

Subgroup
Benue-Congo  
Western Sudanic  

Branch
Beatu  
Gur (Voltaic)  

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
urban Zulu  
No early forms  

Standard Forms
Deep Zulu  
Mossi  

Language Position
87  
99+
37  
34

Signed Forms
Zulu Sign Language  
Mossi Sign Language  

Scope
Individual  
Individual  

Code

ISO 639 1
zu  
No data Available  

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
zul  
mos  

ISO 639 2/B
zul  
mos  

ISO 639 3
zul  
mos  

ISO 639 6
zul  
mos  

Glottocode
zulu1248  
moss1236  

Linguasphere
99-AUT-fg  
No data Available  

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living  
Living  

Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Verb-Object  
-  

Language Morphological Typology
-  
-  

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

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Zulu and Mossi Speaking population

Zulu and Mossi speaking population is one of the factors based on which Zulu and Mossi languages can be compared. The total count of Zulu and Mossi Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Zulu language is 0.16 % 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 Zulu and Mossi on Zulu vs Mossi where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.

Zulu and Mossi Language Codes

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

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