Countries
New Zealand
  
Burkina Faso
  
National Language
New Zealand
  
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
Australia, Oceania
  
Asia
  
Minority Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
  
Not spoken in any of the countries
  
Regulated By
Māori Language Commission
  
Not Available
  
Interesting Facts
- "E korao no New Zealand" was the first printed Maori book in 1815.
- The first newspaper in the Maori language was published in year 1842.
  
- Mossi languages use pitch to distinguish meanings.
- Mossi is the 2nd largest ethnic group in Ivory Coast.
  
Similar To
Tahitian Language
  
Dagbani Language
  
Derived From
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Alphabets in
Maori-Alphabets.jpg#200
  
Mossi-Alphabets.jpg#200
  
Phonology
  
  
Scripts
Latin
  
Latin
  
Writing Direction
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Hard to Learn
  
  
Hello
Hello
  
Kia ora
  
Thank You
Mauruuru koutou
  
Laafi bala
  
How Are You?
E pēhea ana koe ?
  
Laafi beme ?
  
Good Night
Night pai
  
Ne y yungo
  
Good Evening
pai ahiahi
  
ne y zabre
  
Good Afternoon
Afternoon pai
  
Kia ora
  
Good Morning
Morning pai
  
Ne y yibeogo
  
Please
Tēnā
  
gafare
  
Sorry
Aroha mai
  
gafare
  
Bye
poroporoaki
  
Wend na kon-d nindaare
  
I Love You
Aroha ahau ki a koe
  
Kei te aroha au ki a koe
  
Excuse Me
tukua ahau
  
Y gafare
  
Dialect 1
South Island Māori
  
Ouapadoupou
  
Where They Speak
New Zealand
  
Burkina Faso
  
Dialect 2
Western North Island Maori
  
Saremde
  
Where They Speak
New Zealand
  
Burkina Faso
  
Dialect 3
Eastern North Island Maori
  
Taolende
  
Where They Speak
New Zealand
  
Burkina Faso
  
How Many People Speak?
0.18 million
  
99+
7.60 million
  
99+
Speaking Population
Not Available
  
Native Speakers
0.18 million
  
99+
7.60 million
  
99+
Native Name
te Reo Māori
  
Mosse
  
Alternative Names
New Zealand Maori
  
Not Available
  
French Name
maori
  
moré
  
German Name
Maori-Sprache
  
Mossi-Sprache
  
Pronunciation
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Ethnicity
Māori people
  
Mossi
  
Origin
1814
  
Not available
  
Language Family
Austronesian Family
  
Niger-Congo Family
  
Subgroup
Polynesian
  
Western Sudanic
  
Branch
Not Available
  
Gur (Voltaic)
  
Language Forms
  
  
Early Forms
No early forms
  
No early forms
  
Standard Forms
Maori
  
Mossi
  
Signed Forms
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Scope
Individual
  
Individual
  
ISO 639 1
mi
  
No data Available
  
ISO 639 2
  
  
ISO 639 2/T
mri
  
mos
  
ISO 639 2/B
mao
  
mos
  
ISO 639 3
mri
  
mos
  
ISO 639 6
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Glottocode
maor1246
  
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
  
Maori 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 Maori and Mossi greetings helps you to understand basic phrases in Maori and Mossi language. Maori word for "Hello" is Hello or Mossi word for "Thank You" is Laafi bala. Find more of such common Maori Greetings and Mossi Greetings. These greetings will help you to be more confident when conversing with natives that speak these languages.
Maori vs Mossi Difficulty
The Maori vs Mossi difficulty level basically depends on the number of Maori 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 Maori and Mossi are the origin, speaking countries, language family, different greetings, speaking population of these languages. Want to know in Maori and Mossi, which language is harder to learn? Time required to learn Maori is 24 weeks while to learn Mossi time required is 30 weeks.