Countries
India, Karnataka, India
  
Burkina Faso
  
National Language
Karnataka, India
  
Benin, Burkina Faso, Ghana, Ivory coast, Mali, Togo
  
Second Language
Goa
  
Not spoken in any of the countries
  
Speaking Continents
Asia
  
Asia
  
Minority Language
Andra Pradesh, Goa, kerala, Maharashtra, Tamil Nadu, Telangana
  
Not spoken in any of the countries
  
Regulated By
Various academies and the Government of Karnataka
  
Not Available
  
Interesting Facts
- Kannada is the third oldest language after Sanskrit and Tamil of India
- Kannada language is only Indian language which got maximum i.e. 8 GyanaPeetha Awards.
  
- Mossi languages use pitch to distinguish meanings.
- Mossi is the 2nd largest ethnic group in Ivory Coast.
  
Similar To
Telugu
  
Dagbani Language
  
Derived From
Sanskrit Language
  
Not Available
  
Alphabets in
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Mossi-Alphabets.jpg#200
  
Phonology
  
  
Scripts
Kannada Script
  
Latin
  
Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
  
Not Available
  
Hard to Learn
  
  
Hello
ಹಲೋ (Halō)
  
Kia ora
  
Thank You
ಧನ್ಯವಾದಗಳು (Dhan'yavādagaḷu)
  
Laafi bala
  
How Are You?
ನೀವು ಹೇಗಿದ್ದೀರಿ? (Nīvu hēgiddīri?)
  
Laafi beme ?
  
Good Night
ಶುಭ ರಾತ್ರಿ (Śubha rātri)
  
Ne y yungo
  
Good Evening
ಶುಭ ಸಂಜೆ (Śubha san̄je)
  
ne y zabre
  
Good Afternoon
ಉತ್ತಮ ಮಧ್ಯಾಹ್ನ (Uttama madhyāhna)
  
Kia ora
  
Good Morning
ಶುಭೋದಯ (Śubhōdaya)
  
Ne y yibeogo
  
Please
ದಯವಿಟ್ಟು (Dayaviṭṭu)
  
gafare
  
Sorry
ಕ್ಷಮಿಸಿ (Kṣamisi)
  
gafare
  
Bye
ಬೈ (Bai)
  
Wend na kon-d nindaare
  
I Love You
ನಾನು ನಿನ್ನ ಪ್ರೀತಿಸುತ್ತೇನೆ (Nānu ninna prītisuttēne)
  
Kei te aroha au ki a koe
  
Excuse Me
ಕ್ಷಮಿಸಿ (kshamisi)
  
Y gafare
  
Dialect 1
Badaga
  
Ouapadoupou
  
Where They Speak
Tamil Nadu, The Nilgiris
  
Burkina Faso
  
How Many People Speak
Not Available
  
Dialect 2
Urali
  
Saremde
  
Where They Speak
kerala
  
Burkina Faso
  
How Many People Speak
Not Available
  
Dialect 3
Kurumba
  
Taolende
  
Where They Speak
Andra Pradesh, Karnataka, Tamil Nadu
  
Burkina Faso
  
How Many People Speak
Not Available
  
How Many People Speak?
49.00 million
  
29
7.60 million
  
99+
Native Speakers
38.00 million
  
26
7.60 million
  
99+
Second Language Speakers
11.00 million
  
21
Not Available
  
Native Name
ಕನ್ನಡ (kannaḍa)
  
Mosse
  
Alternative Names
Banglori, Canarese, Havyaka, Kanarese, Madrassi
  
Not Available
  
French Name
kannada
  
moré
  
German Name
Kannada
  
Mossi-Sprache
  
Pronunciation
[ˈkʌnnəɖɑː]
  
Not Available
  
Ethnicity
Kannadiga
  
Mossi
  
Origin
c. 450
  
Not available
  
Language Family
Dravidian Family
  
Niger-Congo Family
  
Subgroup
Not Available
  
Western Sudanic
  
Branch
Not Available
  
Gur (Voltaic)
  
Language Forms
  
  
Early Forms
Old Kannada, Kannada
  
No early forms
  
Standard Forms
Modern Kannada
  
Mossi
  
Language Position
Not Available
  
Signed Forms
Indian Signing System (ISS)
  
Not Available
  
Scope
Individual
  
Individual
  
ISO 639 1
kn
  
No data Available
  
ISO 639 2
  
  
ISO 639 2/T
kan
  
mos
  
ISO 639 2/B
kan
  
mos
  
ISO 639 3
kan
  
mos
  
ISO 639 6
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Glottocode
nucl1305
  
moss1236
  
Linguasphere
No data available
  
No data Available
  
Types of Language
  
  
Language Type
Living
  
Living
  
Language Linguistic Typology
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Language Morphological Typology
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Kannada 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 Kannada and Mossi greetings helps you to understand basic phrases in Kannada and Mossi language. Kannada word for "Hello" is ಹಲೋ (Halō) or Mossi word for "Thank You" is Laafi bala. Find more of such common Kannada Greetings and Mossi Greetings. These greetings will help you to be more confident when conversing with natives that speak these languages.
Kannada vs Mossi Difficulty
The Kannada vs Mossi difficulty level basically depends on the number of Kannada 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 Kannada and Mossi are the origin, speaking countries, language family, different greetings, speaking population of these languages. Want to know in Kannada and Mossi, which language is harder to learn? Time required to learn Kannada is 44 weeks while to learn Mossi time required is 30 weeks.