Countries
Belarus, Poland
  
Burkina Faso
  
National Language
Belarus, Gambia
  
Benin, Burkina Faso, Ghana, Ivory coast, Mali, Togo
  
Second Language
Poland
  
Not spoken in any of the countries
  
Speaking Continents
Asia
  
Asia
  
Minority Language
Czech Republic, Lithuania, Ukraine
  
Not spoken in any of the countries
  
Regulated By
National Academy of Sciences of Belarus, National Languages Committee
  
Not Available
  
Interesting Facts
- Since 1918, Belarusian has been the official language of Belarus.
- Belarusian include many loanwords from Polish language.
  
- Mossi languages use pitch to distinguish meanings.
- Mossi is the 2nd largest ethnic group in Ivory Coast.
  
Similar To
Russian and Ukrainian
  
Dagbani Language
  
Derived From
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Alphabets in
Belarusian-Alphabets.jpg#200
  
Mossi-Alphabets.jpg#200
  
Phonology
  
  
Scripts
Cyrillic
  
Latin
  
Writing Direction
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Hard to Learn
  
  
Language Levels
Not Available
  
Time Taken to Learn
Not Available
  
Hello
dobry dzień
  
Kia ora
  
Thank You
Dziakuj
  
Laafi bala
  
How Are You?
Jak vy ?
  
Laafi beme ?
  
Good Night
Dabranač
  
Ne y yungo
  
Good Evening
Dobry viečar
  
ne y zabre
  
Good Afternoon
dobry dzień
  
Kia ora
  
Good Morning
Dobraj ranicy
  
Ne y yibeogo
  
Please
Kali laska
  
gafare
  
Sorry
Vybačajcie
  
gafare
  
Bye
da pabačennia
  
Wend na kon-d nindaare
  
I Love You
JA liubliu ciabie
  
Kei te aroha au ki a koe
  
Excuse Me
Vybačajcie
  
Y gafare
  
Dialect 1
North-Eastern Belarusian
  
Ouapadoupou
  
Where They Speak
North-East Belarus
  
Burkina Faso
  
Dialect 2
South-Western Belarusian
  
Saremde
  
Where They Speak
South-West Belarus
  
Burkina Faso
  
Dialect 3
Middle Belarusian
  
Taolende
  
Where They Speak
Middle Belarus
  
Burkina Faso
  
How Many People Speak?
9.63 million
  
99+
7.60 million
  
99+
Native Speakers
7.60 million
  
99+
7.60 million
  
99+
Second Language Speakers
5.89 million
  
26
Not Available
  
Native Name
Беларуская мова (Bielaruskaja mova)
  
Mosse
  
Alternative Names
Belarusan, Belorussian, Bielorussian, Byelorussian, White Russian, White Ruthenian
  
Not Available
  
French Name
biélorusse
  
moré
  
German Name
Weißrussisch
  
Mossi-Sprache
  
Pronunciation
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Ethnicity
Belarusians
  
Mossi
  
Origin
18th century
  
Not available
  
Language Family
Indo-European Family
  
Niger-Congo Family
  
Subgroup
Slavic
  
Western Sudanic
  
Branch
Eastern
  
Gur (Voltaic)
  
Language Forms
  
  
Early Forms
Old East Slavic
  
No early forms
  
Standard Forms
Belarusian
  
Mossi
  
Language Position
Not Available
  
Signed Forms
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Scope
Individual
  
Individual
  
ISO 639 1
be
  
No data Available
  
ISO 639 2
  
  
ISO 639 2/T
bel
  
mos
  
ISO 639 2/B
bel
  
mos
  
ISO 639 3
bel
  
mos
  
ISO 639 6
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Glottocode
bela1254
  
moss1236
  
Linguasphere
53-AAA-eb < 53-AAA-e (varieties: 53-AAA-eba to 53-AAA-ebg)
  
No data Available
  
Types of Language
  
  
Language Type
Living
  
Living
  
Language Linguistic Typology
Not Available
  
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Language Morphological Typology
Not Available
  
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Belarusian and Mossi Greetings
People around the world use different languages to interact with each other. Even if we cannot communicate fluently in any language, it will always be beneficial to know about some of the common greetings or phrases from that language. This is where Belarusian and Mossi greetings helps you to understand basic phrases in Belarusian and Mossi language. Belarusian word for "Hello" is dobry dzień or Mossi word for "Thank You" is Laafi bala. Find more of such common Belarusian Greetings and Mossi Greetings. These greetings will help you to be more confident when conversing with natives that speak these languages.
Belarusian vs Mossi Difficulty
The Belarusian vs Mossi difficulty level basically depends on the number of Belarusian Alphabets and Mossi Alphabets. Also the number of vowels and consonants in the language plays an important role in deciding the difficulty level of that language. The important points to be considered when we compare Belarusian and Mossi are the origin, speaking countries, language family, different greetings, speaking population of these languages. Want to know in Belarusian and Mossi, which language is harder to learn? Time required to learn Belarusian is Not Available while to learn Mossi time required is 30 weeks.