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Amharic and Mossi


Mossi and Amharic


Countries

Countries
Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia.   
Burkina Faso   

Total No. Of Countries
1   
14
1   
14

National Language
Ethiopia   
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
Africa   
Asia   

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

Regulated By
Not Available   
Not Available   

Interesting Facts
  • Amharic ranks as second most spoken Semitic language in the world.
  • Amharic has its own writing system named “fidel” and it uses Amharic alphabets to write.
  
  • Mossi languages use pitch to distinguish meanings.
  • Mossi is the 2nd largest ethnic group in Ivory Coast.
  

Similar To
Not Available   
Dagbani Language   

Derived From
Not Available   
Not Available   

Alphabets

Alphabets in
Amharic-1.jpg#200   
Mossi-Alphabets.jpg#200   

Alphabets
33   
15
26   
8

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
7   
4
8   
5

How Many Consonants
31   
21
16   
6

Scripts
Ethiopic   
Latin   

Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal   
Not Available   

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
3   
2
3   
2

Time Taken to Learn
44 weeks   
11
30 weeks   
9

Greetings

Hello
Selam   
Kia ora   

Thank You
amesege'nallo'   
Laafi bala   

How Are You?
Dehina newot?   
Laafi beme ?   

Good Night
Dehna dur   
Ne y yungo   

Good Evening
melkam meshe't   
ne y zabre   

Good Afternoon
i'ndemin walu   
Kia ora   

Good Morning
i'ndemin adäru   
Ne y yibeogo   

Please
i'bakwon   
gafare   

Sorry
aznallehu   
gafare   

Bye
tschao   
Wend na kon-d nindaare   

I Love You
afekirishalehu   
Kei te aroha au ki a koe   

Excuse Me
yiqirta   
Y gafare   

Dialects

Dialect 1
Gondar   
Ouapadoupou   

Where They Speak
Gondar   
Burkina Faso   

Dialect 2
Gojjami   
Saremde   

Where They Speak
Ethiopia   
Burkina Faso   

Dialect 3
Showa   
Taolende   

Where They Speak
Ethiopia   
Burkina Faso   

Total No. Of Dialects
5   
5
8   
8

How Many People Speak

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

Speaking Population
0.37 %   
35
0.11 %   
99+

Native Speakers
25.00 million   
32
7.60 million   
99+

Second Language Speakers
10.00 million   
23
Not Available   

Native Name
Not Available   
Mosse   

Alternative Names
Abyssinian, Amarigna, Amarinya, Amhara, Ethiopian   
Not Available   

French Name
amharique   
moré   

German Name
Amharisch   
Mossi-Sprache   

Pronunciation
[amarɨɲɲa]   
Not Available   

Ethnicity
Amharas   
Mossi   

History

Origin
13th century   
Not available   

Language Family
Afro-Asiatic Family   
Niger-Congo Family   

Subgroup
Semitic   
Western Sudanic   

Branch
Ethiopic   
Gur (Voltaic)   

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
Ge'ez   
No early forms   

Standard Forms
Amharic   
Mossi   

Language Position
55   
40
Not Available   

Signed Forms
Signed Amharic   
Not Available   

Scope
Individual   
Individual   

Code

ISO 639 1
am   
No data Available   

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
amh   
mos   

ISO 639 2/B
amh   
mos   

ISO 639 3
amh   
mos   

ISO 639 6
Not Available   
Not Available   

Glottocode
amha1245   
moss1236   

Linguasphere
12-ACB-a   
No data Available   

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living   
Living   

Language Linguistic Typology
Not Available   
Not Available   

Language Morphological Typology
Fusional   
Not Available   

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

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Amharic and Mossi Speaking population

Amharic and Mossi speaking population is one of the factors based on which Amharic and Mossi languages can be compared. The total count of Amharic and Mossi Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Amharic language is 0.37 % 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 Amharic and Mossi on Amharic vs Mossi where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.

Amharic and Mossi Language Codes

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

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