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French vs Mossi


Mossi vs French


Countries

Countries
Belgium, Benin, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cameroon, Canada, Central African Republic, Chad, Comoros, Congo, Cote d'Ivoire, Djibouti, Equatorial Guinea, France, Gabon, Guernesey, Guinea, Haiti, Italy, Jersey, Luxembourg, Madagascar, Mali, Mauritius, Monaco, Niger, Rwanda, Senegal, Seychelles, Switzerland, Togo, Vanuatu   
Burkina Faso   

Total No. Of Countries
32   
3
1   
14

National Language
France   
Benin, Burkina Faso, Ghana, Ivory coast, Mali, Togo   

Second Language
Africa, Canada   
Not spoken in any of the countries   

Speaking Continents
Africa, Australia, Europe, North America, Oceania, Pacific, South America   
Asia   

Minority Language
Brazil, Cambodia, United States of America, Vietnam   
Not spoken in any of the countries   

Regulated By
Académie française (French Academy), Office québécois de la langue française   
Not Available   

Interesting Facts
  • French is the only language, with English, that is taught in every country of the world.
  • French is the top language in Culinary Scene.
  
  • Mossi languages use pitch to distinguish meanings.
  • Mossi is the 2nd largest ethnic group in Ivory Coast.
  

Similar To
Italian Language   
Dagbani Language   

Derived From
Latin   
Not Available   

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
26   
8
26   
8

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
6   
3
8   
5

How Many Consonants
20   
10
16   
6

Scripts
Latin   
Latin   

Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal   
Not Available   

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
6   
5
3   
2

Time Taken to Learn
24 weeks   
6
30 weeks   
9

Greetings

Hello
bonjour   
Kia ora   

Thank You
Merci   
Laafi bala   

How Are You?
Comment allez-vous?   
Laafi beme ?   

Good Night
bonne Nuit   
Ne y yungo   

Good Evening
bonsoir   
ne y zabre   

Good Afternoon
bon Après-Midi   
Kia ora   

Good Morning
Bonjour   
Ne y yibeogo   

Please
S'il vous plaît   
gafare   

Sorry
désolé   
gafare   

Bye
au revoir   
Wend na kon-d nindaare   

I Love You
Je t'aime   
Kei te aroha au ki a koe   

Excuse Me
Excuse Moi   
Y gafare   

Dialects

Dialect 1
Quebec French   
Ouapadoupou   

Where They Speak
New Brunswick, New England, Ontario, Quebec, Western Canada   
Burkina Faso   

How Many People Speak
6,200,000.00   
15
Not Available   

Dialect 2
African French   
Saremde   

Where They Speak
Africa   
Burkina Faso   

Dialect 3
Swiss French   
Taolende   

Where They Speak
Northeast France, Switzerland   
Burkina Faso   

How Many People Speak
1,800,000.00   
16
Not Available   

Total No. Of Dialects
25   
21
8   
8

How Many People Speak

How Many People Speak?
163.00 million   
11
7.60 million   
99+

Speaking Population
1.12 %   
17
0.11 %   
99+

Native Speakers
76.00 million   
13
7.60 million   
99+

Second Language Speakers
87.00 million   
11
Not Available   

Native Name
français   
Mosse   

Alternative Names
Français   
Not Available   

French Name
français   
moré   

German Name
Französisch   
Mossi-Sprache   

Pronunciation
[fʁɑ̃sɛ]   
Not Available   

Ethnicity
Not Available   
Mossi   

History

Origin
9th Century   
Not available   

Language Family
Indo-European Family   
Niger-Congo Family   

Subgroup
Romance   
Western Sudanic   

Branch
Not Available   
Gur (Voltaic)   

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
Old French, Middle French and French   
No early forms   

Standard Forms
Standard French   
Mossi   

Language Position
13   
12
Not Available   

Signed Forms
le Français Signé (Signed French, France)   
Not Available   

Scope
Individual   
Individual   

Code

ISO 639 1
fr   
No data Available   

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
fra   
mos   

ISO 639 2/B
fre   
mos   

ISO 639 3
fra   
mos   

ISO 639 6
fras   
Not Available   

Glottocode
stan1290   
moss1236   

Linguasphere
51-AAA-i   
No data Available   

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living   
Living   

Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Verb-Object   
Not Available   

Language Morphological Typology
Fusional, Synthetic   
Not Available   

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French and Mossi Language History

Comparison of French vs Mossi language history gives us differences between origin of French and Mossi language. History of French language states that this language originated in 9th Century whereas history of Mossi language states that this language originated in Not available. Family of the language also forms a part of history of that language. More on language families of these languages can be found out on French and Mossi Language History.

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French 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 French and Mossi greetings helps you to understand basic phrases in French and Mossi language. French word for "Hello" is bonjour or Mossi word for "Thank You" is Laafi bala. Find more of such common French Greetings and Mossi Greetings. These greetings will help you to be more confident when conversing with natives that speak these languages.

French vs Mossi Difficulty

The French vs Mossi difficulty level basically depends on the number of French 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 French and Mossi are the origin, speaking countries, language family, different greetings, speaking population of these languages. Want to know in French and Mossi, which language is harder to learn? Time required to learn French is 24 weeks while to learn Mossi time required is 30 weeks.

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