Afrikaans and Mossi
Countries
South Africa
Burkina Faso
National Language
South Africa
Benin, Burkina Faso, Ghana, Ivory coast, Mali, Togo
Second Language
Namibia, South Africa
Not spoken in any of the countries
Speaking Continents
Africa
Asia
Minority Language
Botswana, Lesotho, Malawi, Swaziland, Zambia, Zimbabwe
Not spoken in any of the countries
Regulated By
Die Taalkommissie, National Languages Committee
Not Available
Interesting Facts
- Afrikaans Language is a mixture of English, Dutch, German, French and some South African language like Xhosa.
- Afrikaans Language lacks case and gender distinctions.
- Mossi languages use pitch to distinguish meanings.
- Mossi is the 2nd largest ethnic group in Ivory Coast.
Similar To
Dutch Language
Dagbani Language
Derived From
Dutch Language
Not Available
Alphabets in
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Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Not Available
Thank You
Dankie
Laafi bala
How Are You?
Hoe gaan dit
Laafi beme ?
Good Night
goeie nag
Ne y yungo
Good Evening
Goeienaand
ne y zabre
Good Afternoon
Goeie middag
Kia ora
Good Morning
goeie more
Ne y yibeogo
Bye
Not Available
Wend na kon-d nindaare
I Love You
Ek het jou lief
Kei te aroha au ki a koe
Excuse Me
Verskoon my
Y gafare
Dialect 1
Kaapse Afrikaans
Ouapadoupou
Where They Speak
Not Available
Burkina Faso
Dialect 2
Oranjeriverafrikaans
Saremde
Where They Speak
Not Available
Burkina Faso
Dialect 3
Baster Afrikaans
Taolende
Where They Speak
Namibia
Burkina Faso
Speaking Population
Not Available
Second Language Speakers
Not Available
Native Name
Afrikaans
Mosse
Alternative Names
Cape Dutch
Not Available
French Name
afrikaans
moré
German Name
Afrikaans
Mossi-Sprache
Pronunciation
[ɐfriˈkɑːns]
Not Available
Ethnicity
Afrikaners
Mossi
Origin
17th Century
Not available
Language Family
Indo-European Family
Niger-Congo Family
Subgroup
Germanic
Western Sudanic
Branch
Western
Gur (Voltaic)
Early Forms
Cape dutch or kitchen dutch
No early forms
Standard Forms
Standard Afrikaans
Mossi
Signed Forms
Signed Afrikaans (signs of SASL)
Not Available
Scope
Individual
Individual
ISO 639 1
af
No data Available
ISO 639 6
afrs
Not Available
Glottocode
afri1274
moss1236
Linguasphere
52-ACB-ba
No data Available
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Object-Verb
Not Available
Language Morphological Typology
Analytic
Not Available
All Afrikaans 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 Afrikaans and Mossi dialects. Various dialects of Afrikaans and Mossi language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Afrikaans are spoken in different Afrikaans Speaking Countries whereas Mossi Dialects are spoken in different Mossi speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Afrikaans vs Mossi Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Afrikaans dialects include: Kaapse Afrikaans, Oranjeriverafrikaans. Mossi dialects include: Ouapadoupou , Saremde. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.
Afrikaans and Mossi Speaking population
Afrikaans and Mossi speaking population is one of the factors based on which Afrikaans and Mossi languages can be compared. The total count of Afrikaans and Mossi Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Afrikaans language is Not Available 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 Afrikaans and Mossi on Afrikaans vs Mossi where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.
Afrikaans and Mossi Language Codes
Afrikaans and Mossi language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Afrikaans and Mossi Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.
