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Kurdish and Mossi


Mossi and Kurdish


Countries

Countries
Iraq, Kurdistan   
Burkina Faso   

Total No. Of Countries
2   
13
1   
14

National Language
Azerbaijan, Georgia, Iran, Iraq, Syria, Turkey   
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
Middle East   
Asia   

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

Regulated By
Not Available   
Not Available   

Interesting Facts
  • The vocabulary in Kurdish is of Iranian origin.
  • In the middle East, Kurdish is the fourth largest ethnic group.
  
  • Mossi languages use pitch to distinguish meanings.
  • Mossi is the 2nd largest ethnic group in Ivory Coast.
  

Similar To
Farsi Language   
Dagbani Language   

Derived From
Not Available   
Not Available   

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
33   
15
26   
8

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
8   
5
8   
5

How Many Consonants
29   
19
16   
6

Scripts
Arabic, Cyrillic, Latin   
Latin   

Writing Direction
Right-To-Left, Horizontal   
Not Available   

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
4   
3
3   
2

Time Taken to Learn
4 weeks   
2
30 weeks   
9

Greetings

Hello
Silaw   
Kia ora   

Thank You
Sipas   
Laafi bala   

How Are You?
Tu çawa yî?   
Laafi beme ?   

Good Night
Şev xweş   
Ne y yungo   

Good Evening
Evare baş   
ne y zabre   

Good Afternoon
Nee-wa-rowt bash   
Kia ora   

Good Morning
Bayanit bash   
Ne y yibeogo   

Please
Bê zehmet   
gafare   

Sorry
Bibûre   
gafare   

Bye
Be xêr çî   
Wend na kon-d nindaare   

I Love You
Ez te hez dikem   
Kei te aroha au ki a koe   

Excuse Me
Bê zehmet   
Y gafare   

Dialects

Dialect 1
Northern Kurdish   
Ouapadoupou   

Where They Speak
northern Iraq, northern Syria, northwest Iran, southeast Turkey   
Burkina Faso   

How Many People Speak
20,000,000.00   
10
Not Available   

Dialect 2
Central Kurdish   
Saremde   

Where They Speak
Iraq, Kurdistan Province of western Iran   
Burkina Faso   

How Many People Speak
5,000,000.00   
14
Not Available   

Dialect 3
Southern Kurdish   
Taolende   

Where They Speak
Eastern Iraq   
Burkina Faso   

How Many People Speak
3,000,000.00   
12
Not Available   

Total No. Of Dialects
3   
3
8   
8

How Many People Speak

How Many People Speak?
28.00 million   
38
7.60 million   
99+

Speaking Population
0.31 %   
39
0.11 %   
99+

Native Speakers
21.00 million   
36
7.60 million   
99+

Native Name
Kurdí / کوردی / к’öрди   
Mosse   

Alternative Names
Not Available   
Not Available   

French Name
kurde   
moré   

German Name
Kurdisch   
Mossi-Sprache   

Pronunciation
Not Available   
Not Available   

Ethnicity
Kurds   
Mossi   

History

Origin
16th century CE   
Not available   

Language Family
Indo-European Family   
Niger-Congo Family   

Subgroup
Indo-Iranian   
Western Sudanic   

Branch
Not Available   
Gur (Voltaic)   

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
Not Available   
No early forms   

Standard Forms
Kurdish   
Mossi   

Signed Forms
Not Available   
Not Available   

Scope
Macrolanguage   
Individual   

Code

ISO 639 1
ku   
No data Available   

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
kur   
mos   

ISO 639 2/B
kur   
mos   

ISO 639 3
kur   
mos   

ISO 639 6
Not Available   
Not Available   

Glottocode
kurd1259   
moss1236   

Linguasphere
58-AAA-a   
No data Available   

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living   
Living   

Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Object-Verb   
Not Available   

Language Morphological Typology
Not Available   
Not Available   

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All Kurdish and Mossi Dialects

Most languages have dialects where each dialect differ from other dialect with respect to grammar and vocabulary. Here you will get to know all Kurdish and Mossi dialects. Various dialects of Kurdish and Mossi language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Kurdish are spoken in different Kurdish Speaking Countries whereas Mossi Dialects are spoken in different Mossi speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Kurdish vs Mossi Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Kurdish dialects include: Northern Kurdish, Central Kurdish. Mossi dialects include: Ouapadoupou , Saremde. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.

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Kurdish and Mossi Speaking population

Kurdish and Mossi speaking population is one of the factors based on which Kurdish and Mossi languages can be compared. The total count of Kurdish and Mossi Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Kurdish language is 0.31 % whereas the percentage of people speaking Mossi language is 0.11 %. When we compare the speaking population of any two languages we get to know which of two languages is more popular. Find more details about how many people speak Kurdish and Mossi on Kurdish vs Mossi where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.

Kurdish and Mossi Language Codes

Kurdish and Mossi language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Kurdish and Mossi Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.

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