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Bengali and Mossi


Mossi and Bengali


Countries

Countries
Andaman and Nicobar Islands, Bangladesh, India, Sierra Leone   
Burkina Faso   

Total No. Of Countries
4   
11
1   
14

National Language
Bangladesh, India   
Benin, Burkina Faso, Ghana, Ivory coast, Mali, Togo   

Second Language
India   
Not spoken in any of the countries   

Speaking Continents
Asia   
Asia   

Minority Language
Australia, Canada, Italy, Japan, Kuwait, Malaysia, Maldives, Nepal, Oman, Pakistan, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Singapore, South Africa, South Korea, United Arab Emirates, United Kingdom, United States of America   
Not spoken in any of the countries   

Regulated By
Bangla Academy, Paschimbanga Bangla Akademi   
Not Available   

Interesting Facts
  • Bengali language is the World's sweetest language.
  • 21st February is celebrated as an International Mother Language day, which is based on Bengali language.
  
  • Mossi languages use pitch to distinguish meanings.
  • Mossi is the 2nd largest ethnic group in Ivory Coast.
  

Similar To
Assamese and Oriya   
Dagbani Language   

Derived From
Sanskrit Language   
Not Available   

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
51   
30
26   
8

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
11   
8
8   
5

How Many Consonants
40   
29
16   
6

Scripts
Bengali, Brahmic family and derivatives   
Latin   

Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal   
Not Available   

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
2   
1
3   
2

Time Taken to Learn
44 weeks   
11
30 weeks   
9

Greetings

Hello
হ্যালো (Hyālō)   
Kia ora   

Thank You
ধন্যবাদ (dhonnobad)   
Laafi bala   

How Are You?
কেমন আছিস? (kêmon achhish?)   
Laafi beme ?   

Good Night
শুভরাত্রি (shubhoratri)   
Ne y yungo   

Good Evening
শুভ সন্ধ্যা। (shubho shondha)   
ne y zabre   

Good Afternoon
ভাল বৈকাল (Bhāla Baikāla)   
Kia ora   

Good Morning
সুপ্রভাত (shuprobhat)   
Ne y yibeogo   

Please
অনুগ্রহ করে (Anugraha karē)   
gafare   

Sorry
দুঃখিত (dukkhito)   
gafare   

Bye
বিদায় (Bidāẏa)   
Wend na kon-d nindaare   

I Love You
আমি আপনাকে ভালোবাসি (ami apnake bhalobashi)   
Kei te aroha au ki a koe   

Excuse Me
মাফ করবেন (Māpha karabēna)   
Y gafare   

Dialects

Dialect 1
Chakma   
Ouapadoupou   

Where They Speak
Bangladesh, Burma, India   
Burkina Faso   

How Many People Speak
330,000.00   
36
Not Available   

Dialect 2
Hajong   
Saremde   

Where They Speak
Bangladesh, India   
Burkina Faso   

How Many People Speak
71,000.00   
36
Not Available   

Dialect 3
Rarhi   
Taolende   

Where They Speak
India   
Burkina Faso   

Total No. Of Dialects
25   
21
8   
8

How Many People Speak

How Many People Speak?
215.00 million   
9
7.60 million   
99+

Speaking Population
3.11 %   
8
0.11 %   
99+

Native Speakers
196.00 million   
7
7.60 million   
99+

Second Language Speakers
19.00 million   
16
Not Available   

Native Name
বাংলা (baɛṅlā)   
Mosse   

Alternative Names
Bangala, Bangla, Bangla-Bhasa   
Not Available   

French Name
bengali   
moré   

German Name
Bengali   
Mossi-Sprache   

Pronunciation
Not available   
Not Available   

Ethnicity
Bengalis (Bengali people)   
Mossi   

History

Origin
1000–1200 CE   
Not available   

Language Family
Indo-European Family   
Niger-Congo Family   

Subgroup
Indo-Iranian   
Western Sudanic   

Branch
Indic   
Gur (Voltaic)   

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
Abahatta, Old Bengali   
No early forms   

Standard Forms
Bengali   
Mossi   

Language Position
4   
4
Not Available   

Signed Forms
Not Available   
Not Available   

Scope
Individual   
Individual   

Code

ISO 639 1
bn   
No data Available   

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
ben   
mos   

ISO 639 2/B
ben   
mos   

ISO 639 3
ben   
mos   

ISO 639 6
Not Available   
Not Available   

Glottocode
beng1280   
moss1236   

Linguasphere
59-AAF-u   
No data Available   

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living   
Living   

Language Linguistic Typology
Not Available   
Not Available   

Language Morphological Typology
Not Available   
Not Available   

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

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Bengali and Mossi Speaking population

Bengali and Mossi speaking population is one of the factors based on which Bengali and Mossi languages can be compared. The total count of Bengali and Mossi Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Bengali language is 3.11 % 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 Bengali and Mossi on Bengali vs Mossi where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.

Bengali and Mossi Language Codes

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

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