Countries
Barbados, Belize, Botswana, Cameroon, Canada, Dominica, Fiji, Ghana, India, Ireland, Jamaica, Kenya, Malta, Mauritius, Micronesia, Nigeria, Pakistan, Philippines, Rwanda, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Samoa, Sierra Leone, Singapore, Somaliland, South Africa, South Sudan, Sudan, Tanzania, Trinidad and Tobago, Uganda, United Kingdom, Zambia, Zimbabwe
Burkina Faso
National Language
Anguilla, Antigua and Barbuda, Bahamas, Barbados, Belize, Bermuda, Cayman Islands, Gibraltar, Grenada, Guam, Guyana, Jersey, Montserrat, Nauru, Singapore, Trinidad and Tobago, United Kingdom, United States of America
Benin, Burkina Faso, Ghana, Ivory coast, Mali, Togo
Second Language
India, Nigeria, Pakistan, Singapore
Not spoken in any of the countries
Speaking Continents
Africa, Asia, Australia, Europe, North America, Oceania, South America
Asia
Minority Language
South Africa
Not spoken in any of the countries
Regulated By
Not Available
Not Available
Interesting Facts
- Most of the English words begin with the letter S than any other letter.
- English is third most commonly spoken language in the world.
- 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
Latin
Not Available
Alphabets in
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Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Not Available
Thank You
Thank you
Laafi bala
How Are You?
How are you?
Laafi beme ?
Good Night
Good Night
Ne y yungo
Good Evening
Good Evening
ne y zabre
Good Afternoon
Good Afternoon
Kia ora
Good Morning
Good Morning
Ne y yibeogo
Bye
Bye
Wend na kon-d nindaare
I Love You
I love you
Kei te aroha au ki a koe
Excuse Me
Excuse Me
Y gafare
Dialect 1
American English
Ouapadoupou
Where They Speak
United States of America
Burkina Faso
How Many People Speak
Not Available
Dialect 2
Hiberno-English
Saremde
Where They Speak
Republic of Ireland, United Kingdom
Burkina Faso
How Many People Speak
Not Available
Dialect 3
Welsh English
Taolende
Where They Speak
United Kingdom
Burkina Faso
How Many People Speak
Not Available
Second Language Speakers
Not Available
Native Name
English
Mosse
Alternative Names
Not Available
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German Name
Englisch
Mossi-Sprache
Pronunciation
/ˈɪŋɡlɪʃ/
Not Available
Ethnicity
Not Available
Mossi
Origin
5th Century AD
Not available
Language Family
Indo-European Family
Niger-Congo Family
Subgroup
Not Available
Western Sudanic
Branch
Not Available
Gur (Voltaic)
Early Forms
Old English, Middle English, Early Modern English and English
No early forms
Standard Forms
Standard English
Mossi
Language Position
Not Available
Signed Forms
Signed English
Not Available
Scope
Individual
Individual
ISO 639 1
en
No data Available
ISO 639 6
engs
Not Available
Glottocode
stan1293
moss1236
Linguasphere
52-ABA
No data Available
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Verb-Object
Not Available
Language Morphological Typology
Analytic, Fusional, Isolating, Synthetic
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English 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 English and Mossi greetings helps you to understand basic phrases in English and Mossi language. English word for "Hello" is Hello or Mossi word for "Thank You" is Laafi bala. Find more of such common English Greetings and Mossi Greetings. These greetings will help you to be more confident when conversing with natives that speak these languages.
English vs Mossi Difficulty
The English vs Mossi difficulty level basically depends on the number of English 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 English and Mossi are the origin, speaking countries, language family, different greetings, speaking population of these languages. Want to know in English and Mossi, which language is harder to learn? Time required to learn English is 6 weeks while to learn Mossi time required is 30 weeks.