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Mossi and Greek


Greek and Mossi


Countries

Countries
Burkina Faso   
Cyprus, European Union, Greece   

Total No. Of Countries
1   
14
3   
12

National Language
Benin, Burkina Faso, Ghana, Ivory coast, Mali, Togo   
Albania, Cyprus, Egypt, France, Greece, Italy, Romania, Turkey, Ukraine   

Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries   
Roman Empire   

Speaking Continents
Asia   
Asia, Europe   

Minority Language
Not spoken in any of the countries   
Albania, Armenia, Australia, Hungary, Italy, Romania, Turkey, Ukraine   

Regulated By
Not Available   
Center for the Greek language (Κέντρον Ελληνικής Γλώσσας)   

Interesting Facts
  • Mossi languages use pitch to distinguish meanings.
  • Mossi is the 2nd largest ethnic group in Ivory Coast.
  
  • Greek is the longest documented language of all the Indo-European Langauges.
  • The official language of education in the Roman Empire was Greek.
  

Similar To
Dagbani Language   
Armenian   

Derived From
Not Available   
Latin   

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
26   
8
24   
6

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
8   
5
7   
4

How Many Consonants
16   
6
17   
7

Scripts
Latin   
Arabic, 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
44 weeks   
11

Greetings

Hello
Kia ora   
γεια σας (geia sas)   

Thank You
Laafi bala   
ευχαριστώ (ef̱charistó̱)   

How Are You?
Laafi beme ?   
πώς είσαι (pó̱s eísai)   

Good Night
Ne y yungo   
Καληνυχτα (Kali̱nychta)   

Good Evening
ne y zabre   
καλησπέρα (kali̱spéra)   

Good Afternoon
Kia ora   
Καλὸ ἀπόγευμα (Kaló apóyevma)   

Good Morning
Ne y yibeogo   
καλημέρα (kali̱méra)   

Please
gafare   
παρακαλώ (parakaló̱)   

Sorry
gafare   
συγνώμη (sygnó̱mi̱)   

Bye
Wend na kon-d nindaare   
αντίο (antío)   

I Love You
Kei te aroha au ki a koe   
Σε αγαπώ (Se agapó̱)   

Excuse Me
Y gafare   
Με συγχωρείτε! (Me synhoríte)   

Dialects

Dialect 1
Ouapadoupou   
Cappadocian Greek   

Where They Speak
Burkina Faso   
Greece   

How Many People Speak
Not Available   
2,800.00   
99+

Dialect 2
Saremde   
Griko   

Where They Speak
Burkina Faso   
Italy   

How Many People Speak
Not Available   
50,000.00   
38

Dialect 3
Taolende   
Mariupol   

Where They Speak
Burkina Faso   
Ukraine   

Total No. Of Dialects
8   
8
25   
21

How Many People Speak

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

Speaking Population
0.11 %   
99+
0.18 %   
99+

Native Speakers
7.60 million   
99+
13.00 million   
99+

Native Name
Mosse   
ελληνικά   

Alternative Names
Not Available   
Ellinika, Graecae, Grec, Greco, Neo-Hellenic, Romaic   

French Name
moré   
grec moderne (après 1453)   

German Name
Mossi-Sprache   
Neugriechisch   

Pronunciation
Not Available   
[eliniˈka]   

Ethnicity
Mossi   
Greeks or Hellenes   

History

Origin
Not available   
1500 BC   

Language Family
Niger-Congo Family   
Indo-European Family   

Subgroup
Western Sudanic   
Hellenic   

Branch
Gur (Voltaic)   
Not Available   

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
No early forms   
Proto-Greek, Mycenaean Greek, Ancient Greek, Koine Greek and Medieval Greek   

Standard Forms
Mossi   
Modern Greek   

Language Position
Not Available   
74   
99+

Signed Forms
Not Available   
Greek Sign Language   

Scope
Individual   
Individual   

Code

ISO 639 1
No data Available   
el   

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
mos   
ell   

ISO 639 2/B
mos   
gre   

ISO 639 3
mos   
ell   

ISO 639 6
Not Available   
ells   

Glottocode
moss1236   
gree1276   

Linguasphere
No data Available   
56-AAA-a   

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

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Mossi and Greek Speaking population

Mossi and Greek speaking population is one of the factors based on which Mossi and Greek languages can be compared. The total count of Mossi and Greek Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Mossi language is 0.11 % whereas the percentage of people speaking Greek language is 0.18 %. 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 Greek on Mossi vs Greek where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.

Mossi and Greek Language Codes

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

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