Countries
Burkina Faso
  
Philippines
  
National Language
Benin, Burkina Faso, Ghana, Ivory coast, Mali, Togo
  
Philippines
  
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
  
Not spoken in any of the countries
  
Regulated By
Not Available
  
Commission on the Filipino Language
  
Interesting Facts
- Mossi languages use pitch to distinguish meanings.
- Mossi is the 2nd largest ethnic group in Ivory Coast.
  
- Ilocano was originally written with Baybayin syllabary, then gradually it was replaced by Latin alphabet.
- Northwest Luzon is the original Ilocano homeland.
  
Similar To
Dagbani Language
  
Tagalog, Indonesian and Malaysian Languages
  
Derived From
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Alphabets in
Mossi-Alphabets.jpg#200
  
Ilocano-Alphabets.jpg#200
  
Phonology
  
  
Scripts
Latin
  
Ilokano Braille, Latin
  
Writing Direction
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Hard to Learn
  
  
Time Taken to Learn
Not Available
  
Hello
Kia ora
  
Kablaaw
  
Thank You
Laafi bala
  
Agyamanak
  
How Are You?
Laafi beme ?
  
Kumusta?
  
Good Night
Ne y yungo
  
Naimbag a rabii
  
Good Evening
ne y zabre
  
Naimbag a sardam
  
Good Afternoon
Kia ora
  
Naimbag a malem
  
Good Morning
Ne y yibeogo
  
Naimbag a bigat
  
Please
gafare
  
Not available
  
Sorry
gafare
  
Agpakawanak
  
Bye
Wend na kon-d nindaare
  
Pakada
  
I Love You
Kei te aroha au ki a koe
  
Ayayatenka
  
Excuse Me
Y gafare
  
Maawan-dayawen
  
Dialect 1
Ouapadoupou
  
Balangao
  
Where They Speak
Burkina Faso
  
Philippines
  
How Many People Speak
Not Available
  
Dialect 2
Saremde
  
Bontoc
  
Where They Speak
Burkina Faso
  
Philippines
  
How Many People Speak
Not Available
  
Dialect 3
Taolende
  
Not present
  
Where They Speak
Burkina Faso
  
Not present
  
How Many People Speak?
7.60 million
  
99+
9.10 million
  
99+
Native Speakers
7.60 million
  
99+
9.10 million
  
99+
Native Name
Mosse
  
ilokano
  
Alternative Names
Not Available
  
Ilokano, Iloko
  
French Name
moré
  
ilocano
  
German Name
Mossi-Sprache
  
Ilokano-Sprache
  
Pronunciation
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Ethnicity
Mossi
  
Ilocano people
  
Origin
Not available
  
18th Century
  
Language Family
Niger-Congo Family
  
Austronesian Family
  
Subgroup
Western Sudanic
  
Not Available
  
Branch
Gur (Voltaic)
  
Not Available
  
Language Forms
  
  
Early Forms
No early forms
  
No early forms
  
Standard Forms
Mossi
  
Modern Ilocano
  
Language Position
Not Available
  
Signed Forms
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Scope
Individual
  
Individual
  
ISO 639 1
No data Available
  
No data available
  
ISO 639 2
  
  
ISO 639 2/T
mos
  
ilo
  
ISO 639 2/B
mos
  
ilo
  
ISO 639 3
mos
  
ilo
  
ISO 639 6
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Glottocode
moss1236
  
ilok1237
  
Linguasphere
No data Available
  
31-CBA-a
  
Types of Language
  
  
Language Type
Living
  
Living
  
Language Linguistic Typology
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Language Morphological Typology
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
All Mossi and Ilocano 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 Ilocano dialects. Various dialects of Mossi and Ilocano language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Mossi are spoken in different Mossi Speaking Countries whereas Ilocano Dialects are spoken in different Ilocano speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Mossi vs Ilocano Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Mossi dialects include: Ouapadoupou, Saremde. Ilocano dialects include: Balangao , Bontoc. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.
Mossi and Ilocano Speaking population
Mossi and Ilocano speaking population is one of the factors based on which Mossi and Ilocano languages can be compared. The total count of Mossi and Ilocano Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Mossi language is 0.11 % whereas the percentage of people speaking Ilocano language is 0.14 %. 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 Ilocano on Mossi vs Ilocano where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.
Mossi and Ilocano Language Codes
Mossi and Ilocano language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Mossi and Ilocano Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.