Mossi and Amharic
Countries
Burkina Faso
Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia.
National Language
Benin, Burkina Faso, Ghana, Ivory coast, Mali, Togo
Ethiopia
Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
Not spoken in any of the countries
Speaking Continents
Asia
Africa
Minority Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
Not spoken in any of the countries
Regulated By
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Interesting Facts
- Mossi languages use pitch to distinguish meanings.
- Mossi is the 2nd largest ethnic group in Ivory Coast.
- Amharic ranks as second most spoken Semitic language in the world.
- Amharic has its own writing system named “fidel” and it uses Amharic alphabets to write.
Similar To
Dagbani Language
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Derived From
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Alphabets in
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Writing Direction
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Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Thank You
Laafi bala
amesege'nallo'
How Are You?
Laafi beme ?
Dehina newot?
Good Night
Ne y yungo
Dehna dur
Good Evening
ne y zabre
melkam meshe't
Good Afternoon
Kia ora
i'ndemin walu
Good Morning
Ne y yibeogo
i'ndemin adäru
Bye
Wend na kon-d nindaare
tschao
I Love You
Kei te aroha au ki a koe
afekirishalehu
Excuse Me
Y gafare
yiqirta
Dialect 1
Ouapadoupou
Gondar
Where They Speak
Burkina Faso
Gondar
Dialect 2
Saremde
Gojjami
Where They Speak
Burkina Faso
Ethiopia
Where They Speak
Burkina Faso
Ethiopia
Second Language Speakers
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Native Name
Mosse
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Alternative Names
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Abyssinian, Amarigna, Amarinya, Amhara, Ethiopian
French Name
moré
amharique
German Name
Mossi-Sprache
Amharisch
Pronunciation
Not Available
[amarɨɲɲa]
Origin
Not available
13th century
Language Family
Niger-Congo Family
Afro-Asiatic Family
Subgroup
Western Sudanic
Semitic
Branch
Gur (Voltaic)
Ethiopic
Early Forms
No early forms
Ge'ez
Standard Forms
Mossi
Amharic
Language Position
Not Available
Signed Forms
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Signed Amharic
Scope
Individual
Individual
ISO 639 1
No data Available
am
ISO 639 6
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Glottocode
moss1236
amha1245
Linguasphere
No data Available
12-ACB-a
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
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Language Morphological Typology
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Fusional
All Mossi and Amharic 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 Mossi and Amharic dialects. Various dialects of Mossi and Amharic language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Mossi are spoken in different Mossi Speaking Countries whereas Amharic Dialects are spoken in different Amharic speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Mossi vs Amharic Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Mossi dialects include: Ouapadoupou, Saremde. Amharic dialects include: Gondar , Gojjami. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.
Mossi and Amharic Speaking population
Mossi and Amharic speaking population is one of the factors based on which Mossi and Amharic languages can be compared. The total count of Mossi and Amharic Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Mossi language is 0.11 % whereas the percentage of people speaking Amharic language is 0.37 %. 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 Mossi and Amharic on Mossi vs Amharic where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.
Mossi and Amharic Language Codes
Mossi and Amharic language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Mossi and Amharic Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.
