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Mossi and Bhojpuri


Bhojpuri and Mossi


Countries

Countries
Burkina Faso   
India, No official status   

Total No. Of Countries
1   
14
0   
15

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

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   
Fiji, Guyana, Jamaica, Mauritius, Nepal, Pakistan, Suriname, Trinidad and Tobago   

Regulated By
Not Available   
Not Available   

Interesting Facts
  • Mossi languages use pitch to distinguish meanings.
  • Mossi is the 2nd largest ethnic group in Ivory Coast.
  
  • Bhojpuri was anciently written in Kaithi scripts.
  • In Mughal Era, Kaithi script was used in administrative purposes for writing in Bhojpuri language.
  

Similar To
Dagbani Language   
Maithili and Magahi   

Derived From
Not Available   
Sanskrit Language   

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
26   
8
43   
23

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
8   
5
11   
8

How Many Consonants
16   
6
34   
24

Scripts
Latin   
Devanagari   

Writing Direction
Not Available   
Left-To-Right, Horizontal   

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
3   
2
4   
3

Time Taken to Learn
30 weeks   
9
44 weeks   
11

Greetings

Hello
Kia ora   
प्रणाम (prannam)   

Thank You
Laafi bala   
धन्वाद (dhanvaad)   

How Are You?
Laafi beme ?   
का हाल बा? (kaa haal ba?)   

Good Night
Ne y yungo   
राम राम (raam raam)   

Good Evening
ne y zabre   
राम राम (raam raam)   

Good Afternoon
Kia ora   
राम राम (raam raam)   

Good Morning
Ne y yibeogo   
राम राम (raam raam)   

Please
gafare   
मेहरबानी करके (meharbani karke)   

Sorry
gafare   
माफ़ करीं (maaf karin)   

Bye
Wend na kon-d nindaare   
प्रणाम (prannam)   

I Love You
Kei te aroha au ki a koe   
हम तोहसे प्यार करेनी (hum tohse pyaar kareni)   

Excuse Me
Y gafare   
माफ़ करीं (maaf karin)   

Dialects

Dialect 1
Ouapadoupou   
Caribbean Hindustani   

Where They Speak
Burkina Faso   
Guyana, Jamaica, Suriname, Trinidad and Tobago   

How Many People Speak
Not Available   
16,000.00   
99+

Dialect 2
Saremde   
Fiji Hindi   

Where They Speak
Burkina Faso   
Australia, Canada, New Zealand, United Kingdom, United States of America   

How Many People Speak
Not Available   
380,000.00   
31

Dialect 3
Taolende   
Tharu Bhojpuri   

Where They Speak
Burkina Faso   
India   

Total No. Of Dialects
8   
8
13   
13

How Many People Speak

How Many People Speak?
7.60 million   
99+
40.00 million   
31

Speaking Population
0.11 %   
99+
0.43 %   
31

Native Speakers
7.60 million   
99+
40.00 million   
24

Native Name
Mosse   
भोजपुरी (bʰojpurī)   

Alternative Names
Not Available   
Bajpuri, Bhojapuri, Bhozpuri, Bihari, Deswali, Khotla, Piscimas   

French Name
moré   
bhojpuri   

German Name
Mossi-Sprache   
Bhojpuri   

Pronunciation
Not Available   
/boʊdʒˈpʊəri/   

Ethnicity
Mossi   
Not Available   

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   
Bhojpuri   

Language Position
Not Available   
37   
29

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   
bho   

ISO 639 2/B
mos   
bho   

ISO 639 3
mos   
bho   

ISO 639 6
Not Available   
Not Available   

Glottocode
moss1236   
bhoj1246   

Linguasphere
No data Available   
59-AAF-sa   

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

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Mossi and Bhojpuri Speaking population

Mossi and Bhojpuri speaking population is one of the factors based on which Mossi and Bhojpuri languages can be compared. The total count of Mossi and Bhojpuri Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Mossi language is 0.11 % whereas the percentage of people speaking Bhojpuri language is 0.43 %. 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 Bhojpuri on Mossi vs Bhojpuri where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.

Mossi and Bhojpuri Language Codes

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

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