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Japanese vs Mossi


Mossi vs Japanese


Countries

Countries
Japan   
Burkina Faso   

Total No. Of Countries
1   
14
1   
14

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

Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries   
Not spoken in any of the countries   

Speaking Continents
Asia, Pacific   
Asia   

Minority Language
Palau   
Not spoken in any of the countries   

Regulated By
Agency for Cultural Affairs (文化庁) at the Ministry of Education   
Not Available   

Interesting Facts
  • In Japanese Language, there are 4 different ways to address people: kun, chan, san and sama.
  • There are many words in Japanese language which end with vowel letter, which determines the structure and rhythm of Japanese.
  
  • Mossi languages use pitch to distinguish meanings.
  • Mossi is the 2nd largest ethnic group in Ivory Coast.
  

Similar To
Korean Language   
Dagbani Language   

Derived From
Not Available   
Not Available   

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
99   
40
26   
8

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
5   
2
8   
5

How Many Consonants
14   
4
16   
6

Scripts
Kana   
Latin   

Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal, Top-To-Bottom   
Not Available   

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
5   
4
3   
2

Time Taken to Learn
88 weeks   
13
30 weeks   
9

Greetings

Hello
こんにちは (Kon'nichiwa)   
Kia ora   

Thank You
ありがとう (Arigatō)   
Laafi bala   

How Are You?
お元気ですか (O genki desu ka?)   
Laafi beme ?   

Good Night
おやすみなさい (Oyasuminasai)   
Ne y yungo   

Good Evening
こんばんは (Konbanwa)   
ne y zabre   

Good Afternoon
こんにちは (Konnichiwa!)   
Kia ora   

Good Morning
おはよう (Ohayō)   
Ne y yibeogo   

Please
お願いします (Onegaishimasu)   
gafare   

Sorry
ごめんなさい (Gomen'nasai)   
gafare   

Bye
さようなら (Sayōnara)   
Wend na kon-d nindaare   

I Love You
愛しています (Aishiteimasu)   
Kei te aroha au ki a koe   

Excuse Me
すみません (Sumimasen)   
Y gafare   

Dialects

Dialect 1
Sanuki   
Ouapadoupou   

Where They Speak
Kagawa   
Burkina Faso   

How Many People Speak
1,000,000.00   
28
Not Available   

Dialect 2
Hakata   
Saremde   

Where They Speak
Fukuoka   
Burkina Faso   

Dialect 3
Kansai   
Taolende   

Where They Speak
kansai   
Burkina Faso   

Total No. Of Dialects
31   
25
8   
8

How Many People Speak

How Many People Speak?
128.00 million   
14
7.60 million   
99+

Speaking Population
1.90 %   
10
0.11 %   
99+

Native Speakers
128.00 million   
9
7.60 million   
99+

Native Name
日本語   
Mosse   

Alternative Names
Not Available   
Not Available   

French Name
japonais   
moré   

German Name
Japanisch   
Mossi-Sprache   

Pronunciation
/nihoɴɡo/: [nihõŋɡo], [nihõŋŋo]   
Not Available   

Ethnicity
Japanese (Yamato)   
Mossi   

History

Origin
1185   
Not available   

Language Family
Japonic Family   
Niger-Congo Family   

Subgroup
Not Available   
Western Sudanic   

Branch
Not Available   
Gur (Voltaic)   

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
Old Japanese, Early Middle Japanese, Late Middle Japanese and Early Modern Japanese   
No early forms   

Standard Forms
Japanese   
Mossi   

Language Position
8   
8
Not Available   

Signed Forms
Signed Japanese   
Not Available   

Scope
Individual   
Individual   

Code

ISO 639 1
ja   
No data Available   

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
jpn   
mos   

ISO 639 2/B
jpn   
mos   

ISO 639 3
jpn   
mos   

ISO 639 6
Not Available   
Not Available   

Glottocode
nucl1643   
moss1236   

Linguasphere
45-CAA-a   
No data Available   

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living   
Living   

Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Object-Verb   
Not Available   

Language Morphological Typology
Agglutinative, Synthetic   
Not Available   

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Japanese and Mossi Language History

Comparison of Japanese vs Mossi language history gives us differences between origin of Japanese and Mossi language. History of Japanese language states that this language originated in 1185 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 Japanese and Mossi Language History.

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Japanese 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 Japanese and Mossi greetings helps you to understand basic phrases in Japanese and Mossi language. Japanese word for "Hello" is こんにちは (Kon'nichiwa) or Mossi word for "Thank You" is Laafi bala. Find more of such common Japanese Greetings and Mossi Greetings. These greetings will help you to be more confident when conversing with natives that speak these languages.

Japanese vs Mossi Difficulty

The Japanese vs Mossi difficulty level basically depends on the number of Japanese 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 Japanese and Mossi are the origin, speaking countries, language family, different greetings, speaking population of these languages. Want to know in Japanese and Mossi, which language is harder to learn? Time required to learn Japanese is 88 weeks while to learn Mossi time required is 30 weeks.

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