Countries
East Java, Island of Madura, North Java, Sapudi Islands, Singapore
  
Burkina Faso
  
National Language
Indonesia, Island of Madura
  
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
Not spoken in any of the countries
  
Not spoken in any of the countries
  
Regulated By
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Interesting Facts
- There is unique pronunciation system in the Madurese language.
- Madurese was first written using Javanese Alphabets.
  
- Mossi languages use pitch to distinguish meanings.
- Mossi is the 2nd largest ethnic group in Ivory Coast.
  
Similar To
Malay and Javanese Languages
  
Dagbani Language
  
Derived From
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Alphabets in
Madurese-Alphabets.jpg#200
  
Mossi-Alphabets.jpg#200
  
Phonology
  
  
Scripts
Latin
  
Latin
  
Writing Direction
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Hard to Learn
  
  
Hello
Halo
  
Kia ora
  
Thank You
matur nuwun
  
Laafi bala
  
How Are You?
piye kabare?
  
Laafi beme ?
  
Good Night
wengi sing apik
  
Ne y yungo
  
Good Evening
Sugeng sọnten
  
ne y zabre
  
Good Afternoon
Sugeng siang
  
Kia ora
  
Good Morning
Sugeng énjing
  
Ne y yibeogo
  
Please
Not Available
  
gafare
  
Sorry
Nyuwun pangapunten
  
gafare
  
Bye
Not Available
  
Wend na kon-d nindaare
  
I Love You
Kula tresna panjengan
  
Kei te aroha au ki a koe
  
Excuse Me
Nuwun séwu
  
Y gafare
  
Dialect 1
Kangean
  
Ouapadoupou
  
Where They Speak
Indonesia
  
Burkina Faso
  
How Many People Speak
Not Available
  
Dialect 2
Bawean
  
Saremde
  
Where They Speak
Indonesia
  
Burkina Faso
  
Dialect 3
Bangkalan
  
Taolende
  
Where They Speak
Indonesia
  
Burkina Faso
  
How Many People Speak?
15.00 million
  
99+
7.60 million
  
99+
Native Speakers
15.00 million
  
40
7.60 million
  
99+
Native Name
Madurese
  
Mosse
  
Alternative Names
Basa Mathura, Madhura, Madura
  
Not Available
  
French Name
madourais
  
moré
  
German Name
Maduresisch
  
Mossi-Sprache
  
Pronunciation
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Ethnicity
Madurese
  
Mossi
  
Origin
Not Available
  
Not available
  
Language Family
Austronesian Family
  
Niger-Congo Family
  
Subgroup
Indonesian
  
Western Sudanic
  
Branch
Not Available
  
Gur (Voltaic)
  
Language Forms
  
  
Early Forms
No early forms
  
No early forms
  
Standard Forms
Madurese
  
Mossi
  
Language Position
Not Available
  
Signed Forms
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Scope
Individual
  
Individual
  
ISO 639 1
No data Available
  
No data Available
  
ISO 639 2
  
  
ISO 639 2/T
mad
  
mos
  
ISO 639 2/B
mad
  
mos
  
ISO 639 3
mad
  
mos
  
ISO 639 6
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Glottocode
madu1247
  
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
  
Madurese 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 Madurese and Mossi greetings helps you to understand basic phrases in Madurese and Mossi language. Madurese word for "Hello" is Halo or Mossi word for "Thank You" is Laafi bala. Find more of such common Madurese Greetings and Mossi Greetings. These greetings will help you to be more confident when conversing with natives that speak these languages.
Madurese vs Mossi Difficulty
The Madurese vs Mossi difficulty level basically depends on the number of Madurese 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 Madurese and Mossi are the origin, speaking countries, language family, different greetings, speaking population of these languages. Want to know in Madurese and Mossi, which language is harder to learn? Time required to learn Madurese is 44 weeks while to learn Mossi time required is 30 weeks.