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Malagasy vs Mossi


Mossi vs Malagasy


Countries

Countries
Madagascar  
Burkina Faso  

Total No. Of Countries
1  
14
1  
14

National Language
Comoros, Madagascar, Mayotte  
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
Africa  
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
  • Malagasy language was originated in southeast Asia, since it shares several common words and meanings with Indonesian Languages.
  • About 93% of the basic vocabulary is of Malayo-Polynesian origin in Malagasy language.
  
  • Mossi languages use pitch to distinguish meanings.
  • Mossi is the 2nd largest ethnic group in Ivory Coast.
  

Similar To
Not Available  
Dagbani Language  

Derived From
Not Available  
Not Available  

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
21  
3
26  
8

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
5  
2
8  
5

How Many Consonants
20  
10
16  
6

Scripts
Latin  
Latin  

Writing Direction
Not Available  
Not Available  

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
3  
2
3  
2

Time Taken to Learn
Not Available  
30 weeks  
9

Greetings

Hello
Salama!  
Kia ora  

Thank You
Misaotra  
Laafi bala  

How Are You?
Manao ahoana!  
Laafi beme ?  

Good Night
Alina tsara  
Ne y yungo  

Good Evening
Manao ahoana e  
ne y zabre  

Good Afternoon
Manao ahoana e  
Kia ora  

Good Morning
Maraina tsara  
Ne y yibeogo  

Please
azafady  
gafare  

Sorry
Miala tsiny  
gafare  

Bye
Veloma!  
Wend na kon-d nindaare  

I Love You
Tiako ianao.  
Kei te aroha au ki a koe  

Excuse Me
Azafady  
Y gafare  

Dialects

Dialect 1
Eastern Malagasy  
Ouapadoupou  

Where They Speak
Merina  
Burkina Faso  

How Many People Speak
5,000,000.00  
17
Not Available  

Dialect 2
Western Malagasy  
Saremde  

Where They Speak
Sakalava  
Burkina Faso  

How Many People Speak
1,200,000.00  
24
Not Available  

Dialect 3
Not Available  
Taolende  

Where They Speak
Not Available  
Burkina Faso  

Total No. Of Dialects
2  
2
8  
8

How Many People Speak

How Many People Speak?
Not Available  
7.60 million  
99+

Speaking Population
0.28 %  
40
0.11 %  
99+

Native Speakers
18.00 million  
38
7.60 million  
99+

Native Name
Fiteny Malagasy  
Mosse  

Alternative Names
Malagasy Sign Language  
Not Available  

French Name
malgache  
moré  

German Name
Malagassi-Sprache  
Mossi-Sprache  

Pronunciation
Not Available  
Not Available  

Ethnicity
Malagasy people  
Mossi  

History

Origin
1000 AD  
Not available  

Language Family
Austronesian Family  
Niger-Congo Family  

Subgroup
Austronesian  
Western Sudanic  

Branch
Indonesian  
Gur (Voltaic)  

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
No early forms  
No early forms  

Standard Forms
standard Malagasy  
Mossi  

Language Position
84  
99+
Not Available  

Signed Forms
Not Available  
Not Available  

Scope
Macrolanguage  
Individual  

Code

ISO 639 1
mg  
No data Available  

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
mlg  
mos  

ISO 639 2/B
mlg  
mos  

ISO 639 3
mlg  
mos  

ISO 639 6
Not Available  
Not Available  

Glottocode
mala1537  
moss1236  

Linguasphere
No data available  
No data Available  

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living  
Living  

Language Linguistic Typology
Verb-Object-Subject  
Not Available  

Language Morphological Typology
Not Available  
Not Available  

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Malagasy and Mossi Language History

Comparison of Malagasy vs Mossi language history gives us differences between origin of Malagasy and Mossi language. History of Malagasy language states that this language originated in 1000 AD 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 Malagasy and Mossi Language History.

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

Malagasy vs Mossi Difficulty

The Malagasy vs Mossi difficulty level basically depends on the number of Malagasy 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 Malagasy and Mossi are the origin, speaking countries, language family, different greetings, speaking population of these languages. Want to know in Malagasy and Mossi, which language is harder to learn? Time required to learn Malagasy is Not Available while to learn Mossi time required is 30 weeks.

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