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Korean vs Mossi


Mossi vs Korean


Countries

Countries
China, Jilin Province, North Korea, South Korea, Yanbian   
Burkina Faso   

Total No. Of Countries
5   
10
1   
14

National Language
North Korea, South Korea   
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   
Asia   

Minority Language
Japan, People's Republic of China, Russia, United States of America   
Not spoken in any of the countries   

Regulated By
The National Institute of the Korean Language   
Not Available   

Interesting Facts
  • Korean has borrowed words from English and Chinese.
  • Korean has two counting systems. First, is based on Chinese characters and numbers are similar to Chinese numbers, and second counting system is from words unique to Korea.
  
  • Mossi languages use pitch to distinguish meanings.
  • Mossi is the 2nd largest ethnic group in Ivory Coast.
  

Similar To
Chinese and Japanese languages   
Dagbani Language   

Derived From
Not Available   
Not Available   

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
40   
21
26   
8

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
21   
18
8   
5

How Many Consonants
19   
9
16   
6

Scripts
Hangul   
Latin   

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

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
3   
2
3   
2

Time Taken to Learn
88 weeks   
13
30 weeks   
9

Greetings

Hello
안녕하세요. (annyeonghaseyo.)   
Kia ora   

Thank You
감사합니다 (gamsahabnida)   
Laafi bala   

How Are You?
어떻게 지내세요? (eotteohge jinaeseyo?)   
Laafi beme ?   

Good Night
안녕히 주무세요 (annyeonghi jumuseyo)   
Ne y yungo   

Good Evening
안녕하세요 (annyeonghaseyo.)   
ne y zabre   

Good Afternoon
안녕하십니까 (annyeong hashimnikka)   
Kia ora   

Good Morning
안녕히 주무셨어요 (An-yŏng-hi ju-mu-shŏ-ssŏ-yo)   
Ne y yibeogo   

Please
하십시오 (hasibsio)   
gafare   

Sorry
죄송합니다 (joesonghabnida)   
gafare   

Bye
안녕 (annyeong)   
Wend na kon-d nindaare   

I Love You
당신을 사랑합니다 (dangsin-eul salanghabnida)   
Kei te aroha au ki a koe   

Excuse Me
실례합니다 (sillyehabnida)   
Y gafare   

Dialects

Dialect 1
Jeju   
Ouapadoupou   

Where They Speak
South Korea   
Burkina Faso   

How Many People Speak
10,000.00   
99+
Not Available   

Dialect 2
Gyeongsang   
Saremde   

Where They Speak
South Korea   
Burkina Faso   

How Many People Speak
10,000,000.00   
9
Not Available   

Dialect 3
Hamgyŏng   
Taolende   

Where They Speak
China, North Korea   
Burkina Faso   

Total No. Of Dialects
12   
12
8   
8

How Many People Speak

How Many People Speak?
77.00 million   
22
7.60 million   
99+

Speaking Population
1.14 %   
16
0.11 %   
99+

Native Speakers
77.00 million   
12
7.60 million   
99+

Native Name
한국어 (조선말)   
Mosse   

Alternative Names
Hanguk Mal, Hanguk Uh   
Not Available   

French Name
coréen   
moré   

German Name
Koreanisch   
Mossi-Sprache   

Pronunciation
Not Available   
Not Available   

Ethnicity
Koreans   
Mossi   

History

Origin
Before 1st century   
Not available   

Language Family
Koreanic Family   
Niger-Congo Family   

Subgroup
Not Available   
Western Sudanic   

Branch
Not Available   
Gur (Voltaic)   

Language Forms
  
  

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

Standard Forms
Pluricentric Standard Korean, South Korean standard and North Korean standard   
Mossi   

Language Position
12   
11
Not Available   

Signed Forms
Korean Sign Language   
Not Available   

Scope
Individual   
Individual   

Code

ISO 639 1
ko   
No data Available   

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
kor   
mos   

ISO 639 2/B
kor   
mos   

ISO 639 3
Kor   
mos   

ISO 639 6
Not Available   
Not Available   

Glottocode
kore1280   
moss1236   

Linguasphere
45-AAA   
No data Available   

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living   
Living   

Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Object-Verb   
Not Available   

Language Morphological Typology
Agglutinative   
Not Available   

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Korean and Mossi Language History

Comparison of Korean vs Mossi language history gives us differences between origin of Korean and Mossi language. History of Korean language states that this language originated in Before 1st 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 Korean and Mossi Language History.

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

Korean vs Mossi Difficulty

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

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