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Mossi and Balochi


Balochi and Mossi


Countries

Countries
Burkina Faso   
Afganistan, Iran, Oman, Pakistan   

Total No. Of Countries
1   
14
4   
11

National Language
Benin, Burkina Faso, Ghana, Ivory coast, Mali, Togo   
Iran   

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   
India, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, United Arab Emirates   

Regulated By
Not Available   
Balochi Academy, National Languages Committee   

Interesting Facts
  • Mossi languages use pitch to distinguish meanings.
  • Mossi is the 2nd largest ethnic group in Ivory Coast.
  
  • Balochi language had no written form before the early 19th century. The official language used until that time was Persian.
  • Balochi has borrowed words from Persian, Arabic, Sindhi, and other languages.
  

Similar To
Dagbani Language   
Kurdish and Persian   

Derived From
Not Available   
Ancient Indo-Iranian Language   

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
26   
8
34   
16

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
8   
5
8   
5

How Many Consonants
16   
6
26   
16

Scripts
Latin   
Perso-Arabic script   

Writing Direction
Not Available   
Not Available   

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
3   
2
3   
2

Time Taken to Learn
30 weeks   
9
44 weeks   
11

Greetings

Hello
Kia ora   
Salam   

Thank You
Laafi bala   
mana bebahgsh   

How Are You?
Laafi beme ?   
chone tao?   

Good Night
Ne y yungo   
jawáin shap   

Good Evening
ne y zabre   
jawáin begáh   

Good Afternoon
Kia ora   
Not Available   

Good Morning
Ne y yibeogo   
jawáin sawáh   

Please
gafare   
Mihrabani kan   

Sorry
gafare   
bebaksh / bebagsh   

Bye
Wend na kon-d nindaare   
bye   

I Love You
Kei te aroha au ki a koe   
Tu mana doost biyeh   

Excuse Me
Y gafare   
mana bebahgsh   

Dialects

Dialect 1
Ouapadoupou   
Eastern Balochi   

Where They Speak
Burkina Faso   
Pakistan   

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

Dialect 2
Saremde   
Western Balochi   

Where They Speak
Burkina Faso   
Afganistan, Iran, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan   

How Many People Speak
Not Available   
1,800,000.00   
20

Dialect 3
Taolende   
Southern Balochi   

Where They Speak
Burkina Faso   
Iran, Oman, Pakistan, United Arab Emirates   

How Many People Speak
Not Available   
3,400,000.00   
10

Total No. Of Dialects
8   
8
3   
3

How Many People Speak

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

Speaking Population
0.11 %   
99+
0.11 %   
99+

Native Speakers
7.60 million   
99+
7.60 million   
99+

Native Name
Mosse   
بلوچی   

Alternative Names
Not Available   
Baluchi   

French Name
moré   
baloutchi   

German Name
Mossi-Sprache   
Belutschisch   

Pronunciation
Not Available   
Not available   

Ethnicity
Mossi   
Predominantly Baloch, some Brahui   

History

Origin
Not available   
19th Century   

Language Family
Niger-Congo Family   
Indo-European Family   

Subgroup
Western Sudanic   
Not Available   

Branch
Gur (Voltaic)   
Not Available   

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
No early forms   
No early forms   

Standard Forms
Mossi   
Balochi   

Signed Forms
Not Available   
Not Available   

Scope
Individual   
Individual   

Code

ISO 639 1
No data Available   
No data available   

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
mos   
bal   

ISO 639 2/B
mos   
bal   

ISO 639 3
mos   
bal   

ISO 639 6
Not Available   
Not Available   

Glottocode
moss1236   
balo1260   

Linguasphere
No data Available   
58-AAB-a   

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living   
Living   

Language Linguistic Typology
Not Available   
Not Available   

Language Morphological Typology
Not Available   
Not Available   

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All Mossi and Balochi 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 Balochi dialects. Various dialects of Mossi and Balochi language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Mossi are spoken in different Mossi Speaking Countries whereas Balochi Dialects are spoken in different Balochi speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Mossi vs Balochi Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Mossi dialects include: Ouapadoupou, Saremde. Balochi dialects include: Eastern Balochi , Western Balochi. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.

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Mossi and Balochi Speaking population

Mossi and Balochi speaking population is one of the factors based on which Mossi and Balochi languages can be compared. The total count of Mossi and Balochi Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Mossi language is 0.11 % whereas the percentage of people speaking Balochi 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 Mossi and Balochi on Mossi vs Balochi where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.

Mossi and Balochi Language Codes

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

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