Countries
Andorra, Balearic Islands, Catalonia, Latin Union, Spain, Valencian Community
  
Burkina Faso
  
National Language
Andorra, France, Italy, Spain
  
Benin, Burkina Faso, Ghana, Ivory coast, Mali, Togo
  
Second Language
Spain
  
Not spoken in any of the countries
  
Speaking Continents
Europe
  
Asia
  
Minority Language
Aragon, France, Italy, Spain
  
Not spoken in any of the countries
  
Regulated By
Institut d'Estudis Catalans, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua, National Languages Committee
  
Not Available
  
Interesting Facts
- Catalan is 6th most largely spoken Romance language.
- Catalan went through a golden age in low middle ages, reaching a peak of maturity and cultural richness.
  
- Mossi languages use pitch to distinguish meanings.
- Mossi is the 2nd largest ethnic group in Ivory Coast.
  
Similar To
Spanish Language, Occitan Language, Italian Language, French Language
  
Dagbani Language
  
Derived From
Latin
  
Not Available
  
Alphabets in
Catalan-Alpahabets.jpg#200
  
Mossi-Alphabets.jpg#200
  
Phonology
  
  
Scripts
Latin
  
Latin
  
Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
  
Not Available
  
Hard to Learn
  
  
Hello
Hola
  
Kia ora
  
Thank You
Gràcies
  
Laafi bala
  
How Are You?
Com estàs?
  
Laafi beme ?
  
Good Night
Bona nit
  
Ne y yungo
  
Good Evening
Bona nit
  
ne y zabre
  
Good Afternoon
Bona tarda
  
Kia ora
  
Good Morning
Bon dia
  
Ne y yibeogo
  
Please
Sisplau
  
gafare
  
Sorry
Perdó!
  
gafare
  
Bye
Adéu
  
Wend na kon-d nindaare
  
I Love You
T'estimo
  
Kei te aroha au ki a koe
  
Excuse Me
Dispensi!
  
Y gafare
  
Dialect 1
Caló
  
Ouapadoupou
  
Where They Speak
France, Portugal, Spain
  
Burkina Faso
  
How Many People Speak
Not Available
  
Dialect 2
Valencian
  
Saremde
  
Where They Speak
Spain
  
Burkina Faso
  
How Many People Speak
2,400,000.00
  
19
Not Available
  
Dialect 3
Ribagorçan
  
Taolende
  
Where They Speak
Spain
  
Burkina Faso
  
How Many People Speak?
9.20 million
  
99+
7.60 million
  
99+
Speaking Population
Not Available
  
Native Speakers
4.10 million
  
99+
7.60 million
  
99+
Second Language Speakers
5.10 million
  
28
Not Available
  
Native Name
català
  
Mosse
  
Alternative Names
Català, Catalán, Catalan-Valencian-Balear, Catalonian, Valencian
  
Not Available
  
French Name
catalan; valencien
  
moré
  
German Name
Katalanisch
  
Mossi-Sprache
  
Pronunciation
[kətəˈɫa] (EC) ~ [kataˈɫa] (WC)
  
Not Available
  
Ethnicity
Catalan people
  
Mossi
  
Origin
c. 1028
  
Not available
  
Language Family
Indo-European Family
  
Niger-Congo Family
  
Subgroup
Romance
  
Western Sudanic
  
Branch
Not Available
  
Gur (Voltaic)
  
Language Forms
  
  
Early Forms
Old Catalan
  
No early forms
  
Standard Forms
Standard Catalan, Standard Valencian
  
Mossi
  
Signed Forms
Signed Catalan
  
Not Available
  
Scope
Individual
  
Individual
  
ISO 639 1
ca
  
No data Available
  
ISO 639 2
  
  
ISO 639 2/T
cat
  
mos
  
ISO 639 2/B
cat
  
mos
  
ISO 639 3
cat
  
mos
  
ISO 639 6
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Glottocode
stan1289
  
moss1236
  
Linguasphere
51-AAA-e
  
No data Available
  
Types of Language
  
  
Language Type
Living
  
Living
  
Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Verb-Object
  
Not Available
  
Language Morphological Typology
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Catalan 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 Catalan and Mossi greetings helps you to understand basic phrases in Catalan and Mossi language. Catalan word for "Hello" is Hola or Mossi word for "Thank You" is Laafi bala. Find more of such common Catalan Greetings and Mossi Greetings. These greetings will help you to be more confident when conversing with natives that speak these languages.
Catalan vs Mossi Difficulty
The Catalan vs Mossi difficulty level basically depends on the number of Catalan 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 Catalan and Mossi are the origin, speaking countries, language family, different greetings, speaking population of these languages. Want to know in Catalan and Mossi, which language is harder to learn? Time required to learn Catalan is 24 weeks while to learn Mossi time required is 30 weeks.