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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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