Amharic and Mossi
Countries
Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia.
Burkina Faso
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
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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
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Dagbani Language
Derived From
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Alphabets in
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Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
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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
Bye
tschao
Wend na kon-d nindaare
I Love You
afekirishalehu
Kei te aroha au ki a koe
Excuse Me
yiqirta
Y gafare
Dialect 1
Gondar
Ouapadoupou
Where They Speak
Gondar
Burkina Faso
Dialect 2
Gojjami
Saremde
Where They Speak
Ethiopia
Burkina Faso
Where They Speak
Ethiopia
Burkina Faso
Second Language Speakers
Not Available
Native Name
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Mosse
Alternative Names
Abyssinian, Amarigna, Amarinya, Amhara, Ethiopian
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French Name
amharique
moré
German Name
Amharisch
Mossi-Sprache
Pronunciation
[amarɨɲɲa]
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Origin
13th century
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Language Family
Afro-Asiatic Family
Niger-Congo Family
Subgroup
Semitic
Western Sudanic
Branch
Ethiopic
Gur (Voltaic)
Early Forms
Ge'ez
No early forms
Standard Forms
Amharic
Mossi
Language Position
Not Available
Signed Forms
Signed Amharic
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Scope
Individual
Individual
ISO 639 1
am
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ISO 639 6
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Glottocode
amha1245
moss1236
Linguasphere
12-ACB-a
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Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
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Language Morphological Typology
Fusional
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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.
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.
