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Mossi and Hausa


Hausa and Mossi


Countries

Countries
Burkina Faso   
Nigeria   

Total No. Of Countries
1   
14
1   
14

National Language
Benin, Burkina Faso, Ghana, Ivory coast, Mali, Togo   
Gambia, Nigeria   

Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries   
Nigeria   

Speaking Continents
Asia   
Africa   

Minority Language
Not spoken in any of the countries   
Benin, Cameroon, Cote d'Ivoire, Ghana, Niger, Sudan, Togo   

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.
  
  • Hausa language is the most important and the best known of the Chadic branch.
  • There are about one-fourth of Hausa words come from Arabic.
  

Similar To
Dagbani Language   
Not Available   

Derived From
Not Available   
Not Available   

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
26   
8
44   
24

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
8   
5
12   
9

How Many Consonants
16   
6
32   
22

Scripts
Latin   
Latin   

Writing Direction
Not Available   
Not Available   

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
3   
2
5   
4

Time Taken to Learn
30 weeks   
9
44 weeks   
11

Greetings

Hello
Kia ora   
sannu   

Thank You
Laafi bala   
gode ku   

How Are You?
Laafi beme ?   
yaya dai   

Good Night
Ne y yungo   
mai kyau dare   

Good Evening
ne y zabre   
barka da yamma   

Good Afternoon
Kia ora   
barka da rana   

Good Morning
Ne y yibeogo   
mai kyau safe   

Please
gafare   
Don Allah   

Sorry
gafare   
yi hakuri   

Bye
Wend na kon-d nindaare   
sai anjima   

I Love You
Kei te aroha au ki a koe   
Ina son ku   

Excuse Me
Y gafare   
gafara dai   

Dialects

Dialect 1
Ouapadoupou   
Gaananci   

Where They Speak
Burkina Faso   
Ghana   

Dialect 2
Saremde   
Kurhwayanci   

Where They Speak
Burkina Faso   
Niger   

Dialect 3
Taolende   
Daragaram   

Where They Speak
Burkina Faso   
Niger   

Total No. Of Dialects
8   
8
20   
18

How Many People Speak

How Many People Speak?
7.60 million   
99+
50.00 million   
28

Speaking Population
0.11 %   
99+
0.52 %   
28

Native Speakers
7.60 million   
99+
35.00 million   
27

Second Language Speakers
Not Available   
15.00 million   
18

Native Name
Mosse   
حَوْسَ (ḥawsa)   

Alternative Names
Not Available   
Abakwariga, Habe, Haoussa, Hausawa, Kado, Mgbakpa   

French Name
moré   
haoussa   

German Name
Mossi-Sprache   
Haussa-Sprache   

Pronunciation
Not Available   
Not Available   

Ethnicity
Mossi   
Hausa–Fulani people   

History

Origin
Not available   
14   

Language Family
Niger-Congo Family   
Afro-Asiatic Family   

Subgroup
Western Sudanic   
Chadic   

Branch
Gur (Voltaic)   
Not Available   

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
No early forms   
No early forms   

Standard Forms
Mossi   
Hausa   

Language Position
Not Available   
34   
27

Signed Forms
Not Available   
Not Available   

Scope
Individual   
Individual   

Code

ISO 639 1
No data Available   
ha   

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
mos   
hau   

ISO 639 2/B
mos   
hau   

ISO 639 3
mos   
hau   

ISO 639 6
Not Available   
Not Available   

Glottocode
moss1236   
haus1257   

Linguasphere
No data Available   
19-HAA-b   

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living   
Living   

Language Linguistic Typology
Not Available   
Subject-Verb-Object   

Language Morphological Typology
Not Available   
Fusional   

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

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Mossi and Hausa Speaking population

Mossi and Hausa speaking population is one of the factors based on which Mossi and Hausa languages can be compared. The total count of Mossi and Hausa Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Mossi language is 0.11 % whereas the percentage of people speaking Hausa language is 0.52 %. 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 Hausa on Mossi vs Hausa where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.

Mossi and Hausa Language Codes

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

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