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Mossi and French


French and Mossi


Countries

Countries
Burkina Faso   
Belgium, Benin, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cameroon, Canada, Central African Republic, Chad, Comoros, Congo, Cote d'Ivoire, Djibouti, Equatorial Guinea, France, Gabon, Guernesey, Guinea, Haiti, Italy, Jersey, Luxembourg, Madagascar, Mali, Mauritius, Monaco, Niger, Rwanda, Senegal, Seychelles, Switzerland, Togo, Vanuatu   

Total No. Of Countries
1   
14
32   
3

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

Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries   
Africa, Canada   

Speaking Continents
Asia   
Africa, Australia, Europe, North America, Oceania, Pacific, South America   

Minority Language
Not spoken in any of the countries   
Brazil, Cambodia, United States of America, Vietnam   

Regulated By
Not Available   
Académie française (French Academy), Office québécois de la langue française   

Interesting Facts
  • Mossi languages use pitch to distinguish meanings.
  • Mossi is the 2nd largest ethnic group in Ivory Coast.
  
  • French is the only language, with English, that is taught in every country of the world.
  • French is the top language in Culinary Scene.
  

Similar To
Dagbani Language   
Italian Language   

Derived From
Not Available   
Latin   

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
26   
8
26   
8

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
8   
5
6   
3

How Many Consonants
16   
6
20   
10

Scripts
Latin   
Latin   

Writing Direction
Not Available   
Left-To-Right, Horizontal   

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
3   
2
6   
5

Time Taken to Learn
30 weeks   
9
24 weeks   
6

Greetings

Hello
Kia ora   
bonjour   

Thank You
Laafi bala   
Merci   

How Are You?
Laafi beme ?   
Comment allez-vous?   

Good Night
Ne y yungo   
bonne Nuit   

Good Evening
ne y zabre   
bonsoir   

Good Afternoon
Kia ora   
bon Après-Midi   

Good Morning
Ne y yibeogo   
Bonjour   

Please
gafare   
S'il vous plaît   

Sorry
gafare   
désolé   

Bye
Wend na kon-d nindaare   
au revoir   

I Love You
Kei te aroha au ki a koe   
Je t'aime   

Excuse Me
Y gafare   
Excuse Moi   

Dialects

Dialect 1
Ouapadoupou   
Quebec French   

Where They Speak
Burkina Faso   
New Brunswick, New England, Ontario, Quebec, Western Canada   

How Many People Speak
Not Available   
6,200,000.00   
15

Dialect 2
Saremde   
African French   

Where They Speak
Burkina Faso   
Africa   

Dialect 3
Taolende   
Swiss French   

Where They Speak
Burkina Faso   
Northeast France, Switzerland   

How Many People Speak
Not Available   
1,800,000.00   
16

Total No. Of Dialects
8   
8
25   
21

How Many People Speak

How Many People Speak?
7.60 million   
99+
163.00 million   
11

Speaking Population
0.11 %   
99+
1.12 %   
17

Native Speakers
7.60 million   
99+
76.00 million   
13

Second Language Speakers
Not Available   
87.00 million   
11

Native Name
Mosse   
français   

Alternative Names
Not Available   
Français   

French Name
moré   
français   

German Name
Mossi-Sprache   
Französisch   

Pronunciation
Not Available   
[fʁɑ̃sɛ]   

Ethnicity
Mossi   
Not Available   

History

Origin
Not available   
9th Century   

Language Family
Niger-Congo Family   
Indo-European Family   

Subgroup
Western Sudanic   
Romance   

Branch
Gur (Voltaic)   
Not Available   

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
No early forms   
Old French, Middle French and French   

Standard Forms
Mossi   
Standard French   

Language Position
Not Available   
13   
12

Signed Forms
Not Available   
le Français Signé (Signed French, France)   

Scope
Individual   
Individual   

Code

ISO 639 1
No data Available   
fr   

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
mos   
fra   

ISO 639 2/B
mos   
fre   

ISO 639 3
mos   
fra   

ISO 639 6
Not Available   
fras   

Glottocode
moss1236   
stan1290   

Linguasphere
No data Available   
51-AAA-i   

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living   
Living   

Language Linguistic Typology
Not Available   
Subject-Verb-Object   

Language Morphological Typology
Not Available   
Fusional, Synthetic   

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

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Mossi and French Speaking population

Mossi and French speaking population is one of the factors based on which Mossi and French languages can be compared. The total count of Mossi and French Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Mossi language is 0.11 % whereas the percentage of people speaking French language is 1.12 %. 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 French on Mossi vs French where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.

Mossi and French Language Codes

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

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