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Mossi and Ilocano


Ilocano and Mossi


Countries

Countries
Burkina Faso   
Philippines   

Total No. Of Countries
1   
14
1   
14

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

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

Alphabets
26   
8
32   
14

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
8   
5
6   
3

How Many Consonants
16   
6
20   
10

Scripts
Latin   
Ilokano Braille, Latin   

Writing Direction
Not Available   
Not Available   

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
3   
2
4   
3

Time Taken to Learn
30 weeks   
9
Not Available   

Greetings

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   

Dialects

Dialect 1
Ouapadoupou   
Balangao   

Where They Speak
Burkina Faso   
Philippines   

How Many People Speak
Not Available   
21,000.00   
99+

Dialect 2
Saremde   
Bontoc   

Where They Speak
Burkina Faso   
Philippines   

How Many People Speak
Not Available   
41,000.00   
39

Dialect 3
Taolende   
Not present   

Where They Speak
Burkina Faso   
Not present   

Total No. Of Dialects
8   
8
2   
2

How Many People Speak

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

Speaking Population
0.11 %   
99+
0.14 %   
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   

History

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   
94   
99+

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   
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   

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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.

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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.

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