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Irish vs Mossi


Mossi vs Irish


Countries

Countries
European Union, Ireland   
Burkina Faso   

Total No. Of Countries
2   
13
1   
14

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

Second Language
Ireland   
Not spoken in any of the countries   

Speaking Continents
Europe   
Asia   

Minority Language
United Kingdom   
Not spoken in any of the countries   

Regulated By
Foras na Gaeilge   
Not Available   

Interesting Facts
  • In Irish language, there are no exact words for "yes" or "no".
  • There are different set of numbers for counting humans and another set for counting non-humans in Irish Language.
  
  • 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
Not Available   
Not Available   

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
18   
1
26   
8

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
5   
2
8   
5

How Many Consonants
13   
3
16   
6

Scripts
Latin   
Latin   

Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal   
Not Available   

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
5   
4
3   
2

Time Taken to Learn
36 weeks   
10
30 weeks   
9

Greetings

Hello
Dia dhuit   
Kia ora   

Thank You
Go raibh maith agat   
Laafi bala   

How Are You?
Conas atá tú ?   
Laafi beme ?   

Good Night
Oíche mhaith   
Ne y yungo   

Good Evening
Tráthnóna maith duit   
ne y zabre   

Good Afternoon
Tráthnóna maith duit   
Kia ora   

Good Morning
Dia dhuit ar maidin   
Ne y yibeogo   

Please
le do thoil   
gafare   

Sorry
Tá brón orm   
gafare   

Bye
Slán   
Wend na kon-d nindaare   

I Love You
Is breá liom thú   
Kei te aroha au ki a koe   

Excuse Me
Gabh mo leithscéal   
Y gafare   

Dialects

Dialect 1
Connacht Irish   
Ouapadoupou   

Where They Speak
Connacht   
Burkina Faso   

Dialect 2
Munster Irish   
Saremde   

Where They Speak
Munster   
Burkina Faso   

Dialect 3
Ulster Irish   
Taolende   

Where They Speak
Ulster   
Burkina Faso   

Total No. Of Dialects
4   
4
8   
8

How Many People Speak

How Many People Speak?
1.79 million   
99+
7.60 million   
99+

Speaking Population
Not Available   
0.11 %   
99+

Native Speakers
0.14 million   
99+
7.60 million   
99+

Second Language Speakers
1.65 million   
35
Not Available   

Native Name
Gaeilge (na hÉireann) / An Ghaeilge   
Mosse   

Alternative Names
Erse, Gaeilge, Gaelic Irish   
Not Available   

French Name
irlandais moyen   
moré   

German Name
Mittelirisch   
Mossi-Sprache   

Pronunciation
[ˈɡeːlʲɟə]   
Not Available   

Ethnicity
Irish people   
Mossi   

History

Origin
c. 750   
Not available   

Language Family
Indo-European Family   
Niger-Congo Family   

Subgroup
Celtic   
Western Sudanic   

Branch
Goidelic   
Gur (Voltaic)   

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
Primitive Irish, Old Irish, Middle Irish, Classical Irish, Irish   
No early forms   

Standard Forms
An Caighdeán Oifigiúil   
Mossi   

Signed Forms
Irish Sign Language   
Not Available   

Scope
Individual   
Individual   

Code

ISO 639 1
ga   
No data Available   

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
gle   
mos   

ISO 639 2/B
gle   
mos   

ISO 639 3
gle   
mos   

ISO 639 6
Not Available   
Not Available   

Glottocode
iris1253   
moss1236   

Linguasphere
50-AAA   
No data Available   

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living   
Living   

Language Linguistic Typology
Verb-Subject-Object   
Not Available   

Language Morphological Typology
Fusional   
Not Available   

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Irish and Mossi Language History

Comparison of Irish vs Mossi language history gives us differences between origin of Irish and Mossi language. History of Irish language states that this language originated in c. 750 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 Irish and Mossi Language History.

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

Irish vs Mossi Difficulty

The Irish vs Mossi difficulty level basically depends on the number of Irish 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 Irish and Mossi are the origin, speaking countries, language family, different greetings, speaking population of these languages. Want to know in Irish and Mossi, which language is harder to learn? Time required to learn Irish is 36 weeks while to learn Mossi time required is 30 weeks.

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